• Professor of Sociology at the Ecole Normale Supérieure
• Member of the National Council for Statistical Information
• Member of the French Scientific Council for Education

PRESENTATION - RESEARCH FOCUS

My research program focuses on the mechanisms that produce educational inequalities. To investigate these dynamics, I examine how educational institutions operate in practice, developing a sociological perspective on the processes of knowledge transmission. My work particularly explores the evolution of the teaching profession, instructional practices and their effects on student learning, as well as the social and political dimensions of curriculum content. I am currently studying the effects of teaching practices in first grade, in both reading and mathematics, on student achievement.

Ongoing Research Projects:

• Research Project "Social Inequalities in Early School Learning (ISPA)". Conducted in collaboration with ENS, the AMPIRIC project of Aix Marseille University, and DEPP (2025–2030).

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Working Papers

Deauvieau J., Gioia P., "L'efficacité des méthodes d'enseignement de la lecture. Une enquête sur le cas français", série Études et documents du CMH, avril 2024.

Gioia P., Ziegler J., Deauvieau J., "Revisiting the causal effects of phonemic awareness on reading acquisition: insights from a systematic review and a large-scale longitudinal study", working paper, oct-2024, hal-04734301 , version 1.

Gioia P., Ziegler J., Deauvieau J.,"Strict phonics beats mixed phonics: Effective teaching improves reading acquisition and reduces social inequalities", working paper, nov-2024. hal-04769557 , version 1.

The effectiveness of teaching methods for learning to read. Contributions from the Formalect survey, Note from the CSEN, written by Jérôme Deauvieau and Paul Gioia, July 2024, n°11.