Leon Benade

My research interests are teachers' work, school policy, ethics, philosophy in schools, critical pedagogy, and the New Zealand Curriculum. My current research work focuses on Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) and digital pedagogies. Related areas of interest include the question of teachers' critical reflective practice and the evolving role and nature of the concept of 'knowledge' in the 21st century curriculum. I am a member of the Research Associations of New Zealand (NZARE) and Australia (AARE), and of the Association of Learning Environments. I authored From Technicians to Teachers: Ethical Teaching in the Context of Globalized Education Reform (Continuum, 2012) and Being a Teacher in the 21st Century: A Critical New Zealand Study (Springer, 2017). I have also co-edited Transforming Education: Design & Governance in Global Contexts (Springer, 2018), and Writing for Publication: Liminal Reflections for Academics (Springer, 2021).