Education, Pedagogy & Formation

Education is the whole of life of a community, and the experience of members learning to live this life, from the standpoint of a specific end goal

Sunday, 17 August 2025

Australian Children's Book Council Awards for 2025

This is a cross post from my Children's Literacy Blog - Literacy Families & Learning Book of the Year: Older Readers WINNER 'I’m...

Thursday, 3 July 2025

The Relationship of Story, Meaning and Imagination for Younger Writers

Writing is Shaped by Family & Community Life Well known Australian writer Dorothy Hewett grew up on the sprawling sheep station of ...

Friday, 30 May 2025

The Role of the Imagination in Story & Character Development

In 2024 I presented two keynote addresses to a national gathering of the 150 leaders of ‘ Christian Schools Australia’ . To do so, I drew on...

Friday, 11 April 2025

What is Christian pedagogy? It is much more than just advice on teaching

In my book 'Pedagogy and Education for Life: A Christian Reframing of Teaching, Learning and Formation' I argue that Christian educ...

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Trevor Cairney: I am a Professor of Education at The University of Sydney, Australia. I have spent a large part of my adult life as a teacher, academic, researcher and senior university administrator. My interests are varied, including how children learn language and literacy, the nature and construction of meaning, curriculum, pedagogy, and adult learning.

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