Miriam David

Miriam E. David FRSA FAcSS (born 9 August 1945) is a British educator. She was Professor of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and associate director of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme.

Education and career David earned a BA (Hons) degree in sociology in 1966 from the University of Leeds. In 1975, she earned her Ph.D. in economics of education from the University of London. From 1988 - 1997 she taught at London South Bank University, and from 1997 - 1999 at University of the Arts.

David has held the following recent major positions: 1998–2005 – Visiting Professorial Fellow, Institute of Education. 2002–2004 – Director of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Keele University. 2004–2005 – Research Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Keele University. 1999–2005 – Visiting professor of Policy Studies in Education, Keele University. 2004–2006 – Professor of Education, Institute of Education, The School of Educational Foundations and Policy Studies. 2007 (March–April) – ESRC/SSRC Fellowship as visiting professor at Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Faculty of Education. 2004–2008 – Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Research Programme David is currently Professor Emerita at the Institute of Education.

Collections The Institute of Education, University College London holds David's archive relating to her academic work. The collection contains correspondence, papers, talks, and research papers. David donated the material in 2010.