Learnification, Existential-Education, and Givenness: Exploring the Task and Purpose of Education with Prof Gert Biesta

In this episode, I am joined by Prof Gert Biesta (Professor of Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia). Prof Biesta is also Emeritus Professor of Public Education in the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy at Maynooth University, Ireland & Adjunct Professor, Department of Pedagogy, Religion, and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. In 2025, he was recognised in the prestigious World’s Top 2% of Scholars in Education comprised by Stanford University and Elsevier.
In this episode, we explore the task and purpose of education, Prof Biesta's…