Francesco Beccuti
After a secondary education focusing on classical languages and history, I completed a bachelor's degree in mathematics at the University of Turin and a master's degree in mathematical logic at the University of Oxford, as well as a master's degree in philosophy at the University of Triest. Finally, I obtained a doctorate in mathematics education supervised by Ornella Robutti of the University of Turin and by Paola Valero of Stockholm University. My research interests concern socio-critical aspects involved in mathematics education and connected issues of in(ex)clusion, broadly understood. My empirical research has concentrated on the study of (mathematical and non-mathematical) reflections of university students in mathematics and future teachers of mathematics. On the other hand, the critical analysis of policy documents impacting mathematical instruction internationally has been the focus of my more theoretical contributions. In the long run, I am working to integrate both these directions of research in a comprehensive sociological account of the functioning of mathematics education in schools and universities.
I am currently a lecturer at the University of Cagliari. You can write me at the email address francesco [dot] beccuti [at] unica [dot] it.
Selected contributions in journals
- Beccuti, F. (2024). Gödel and Turing on mathematical intuition: Between Platonism and embodiment. Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal (accepted).
- Beccuti, F. (2024). Meaning and subjectivity in the PISA mathematics frameworks: A sociological approach. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 116(1), 49–65.
- Beccuti, F., Valero, P., & Robutti, O. (2024). Stories of devoted university students: The mathematical experience as a form of ascesis. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 115(1), 51–67.
- Beccuti, F. (2024). The Monty Brawl and other unexpected consequences of mathematical instruction. The Mathematics Enthusiast 21(1), 377–404.
- Beccuti, F. & Robutti O. (2022). Teaching mathematics in today's society: Didactic paradigms, narratives and citizenship. For the Learning of Mathematics, 42(2), 29–34.
- Beccuti, F. (2018). La disgiunzione di Gödel. APHEX Rivista Italiana di Filosofia Analitica, 18, 1–22.
Selected contributions in conference proceedings
Teachings - Insegnamenti
- Metodologie e tecnologie didattiche per l'insegnamento della matematica (2024/2025). Università di Cagliari.
- Didattica della Matematica (2024/2025). Università di Cagliari (with H. Freytas).
- Le conseguenze filosofiche dei teoremi d'incompletezza (2024/2025). Università di Cagliari (corso dottorale).
- Comparative research in mathematics education, (2023/2024). Stockholm University (with H. Van Steenbrugge, doctoral course).
- Laboratorio: Codici del linguaggio logico e matematico (2023/2024). Università di Milano.
- Metodologie e tecnologie didattiche per l'insegnamento della matematica (2023/2024). Università di Cagliari (with M. Polo).
- Laboratorio: Codici del linguaggio logico e matematico (2022/2023). Università di Milano.