UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Professor Peter Roberts

Contact

Department: School of Educational Studies and Leadership

Email: peter.roberts@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Rehua 413

Language: English

About

Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Philosophy of Education
Educational Policy Studies

Researcher Summary

Peter's primary areas of scholarship are philosophy of education and educational policy studies. His research interests include the ethics and politics of education, literature and education, the work of Paulo Freire, and tertiary education policy.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Education: Educational Policy Studies ; Philosophy of Education

Resources

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Authored Books

Roberts P., Webster RS. and Quay J. (2023) Philosophy, Death and Education. New York: Peter Lang. 128 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/b20692.

Roberts P. (2022) Paulo Freire: Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Practice. New York: Peter Lang. 140 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/b19437.

Roberts P. (2022) Performativity, Politics and Education: From Policy to Philosophy. Leiden: Brill. 146 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004518179.

Roberts P. and Saeverot H. (2018) Education and the Limits of Reason: Reading Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Nabokov. New York: Routledge. 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203485965.

Roberts P. (2016) Happiness, hope, and despair: Rethinking the role of education. New York: Peter Lang. 140. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/978-1-4539-1706-0.

Roberts P., Gibbons A. and Heraud R. (2015) Education, Ethics and Existence: Camus and the Human Condition. New York: Routledge. 138pp.

Roberts P. and Freeman-Moir J. (2013) Better Worlds: Education, Art, and Utopia. Lanham: Lexington Books. xvi+180.

Roberts P. (2012) From West to East and Back Again: An Educational Reading of Hermann Hesse's Later Work. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. v+101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-805-6.

Peters MA. and Roberts P. (2011) The Virtues of Openness: Education and Scholarship in a Digital Age. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers. 171pp.

Roberts P. (2010) Paulo Freire in the 21st Century: Education, Dialogue, and Transformation. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers. 192pp.

Roberts P. and Peters MA. (2008) Neoliberalism, Higher Education and Research. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. 144pp.

Roberts P. (2000) Education, Literacy, and Humanization: Exploring the Work of Paulo Freire. Westport: Bergin and Garvey.

Peters M. and Roberts P. (1999) University Futures and the Politics of Reform in New Zealand. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.

Edited Volumes

Roberts P. (2015) Shifting Focus: Strangers and Strangeness in Literature and Education. New York: Routledge. 122pp.

Carpenter VM., Jesson J., Roberts P. and Stephenson M. (2008) Ngā Kaupapa Here: Connections and Contradictions in Education. Melbourne: Cengage.

Roberts P. and Chambers M. (2001) Digital Developments in Higher Education: Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Taylor Graham Publishing. 189.

Roberts P. (1999) Paulo Freire, Politics and Pedagogy: Reflections from Aotearoa-New Zealand. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press. 123.

Peters M. and Roberts P. (1998) Virtual Technologies and Tertiary Education. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press. 232.

Chapters

Roberts P. (2023) Paulo Freire on Democratic Education. In Culp J; Drerup J; Yacek D (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Democratic Education: 90-107. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781009071536.

Roberts P. (2022) Truth, Attention and Higher Education. In Ozolins JT (Ed.), Education in an Age of Lies and Fake News: Regaining a Love of Truth: 62-76. New York: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003104117.

Roberts P. (2021) A Philosophy of Hope: Paulo Freire and Critical Pedagogy. In Pagès A (Ed.), A History of Western Philosophy of Education in the Contemporary Landscape.: 107-128. London: Bloomsbury.

Roberts P. (2021) More Than Measurement: Education, Uncertainty and Existence. In Howard P; Saevi T; Foran A; Biesta G (Ed.), Phenomenology and Educational Theory in Conversation: Back to Education Itself.: 63-74. New York: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429264696.

Roberts P. (2020) Less Certain But No Less Committed: Paulo Freire and Simone de Beauvoir on Ethics and Education. In Kirylo JD (Ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Contemporary Critical Perspectives: 135-146. London: Bloomsbury.

Roberts P. (2020) Philosophy, Death, and Education. In Noblit G (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education: 1-21. New York: Oxford University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.1271.

Roberts P. (2019) Philosophy of Education. In Kamp A (Ed.), Education Studies in Aotearoa: Key Disciplines and Emerging Directions: 25-46. Wellington: NZCER Press.

Roberts P. (2019) Thesis Supervision: A Freirean Approach. In Torres CA (Ed.), The Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire: 521-534. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119236788.ch28.

Roberts P. (2018) Literature, Learning and Liberation: Teaching Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha. In Boscaljon D; Levinovitz AJ (Ed.), Teaching Religion and Literature: 11. New York: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429464959-16.

Roberts P. (2018) Theory as Research: Philosophical Work in Education. In Quay J; Bleazby J; Stolz S; Toscano M; Webster S (Ed.), Theory and Philosophy in Education Research: Methodological Dialogues: 23-35. London: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351176118-2.

Roberts P. (2017) Dostoevsky, Destructiveness and Education. In Peters MA (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory Singapore: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_556-1.

Roberts P. (2017) Education and Human Formation: A Freirean Perspective. In Ozolins JT (Ed.), Civil Society, Education and Human Formation: Philosophy's Role in a Renewed Understanding of Education: 83-97. New York: Routledge.

Roberts P. (2017) Tolstoy, Education and the Meaning of Life. In Peters MA (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory Singapore: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_557-1.

Roberts PR. (2017) Paulo Freire. In Noblit GW (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.10.

Roberts P. (2016) Freire’s Philosophy and Pedagogy: Humanization and Education. In Peters MA (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory Singapore: Springer.

Roberts P. (2014) An Accident Waiting to Happen: Reflections on a Philosophical Life in Education. In Waks LJ (Ed.), Leaders in Philosophy of Education, Vol. 2: 211-230. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

Roberts P. (2014) Changing Scholarly Lives: Neoliberalism, Discipline(s) and Educational Research. In Reid AD; Hart EP; Peters MA (Ed.), A Companion to Research in Education: 41-45. Dordrecht: Springer.

Roberts P. (2014) Endless Energy: Portrait of an Intellectual. In Lazaroiu G (Ed.), Liber Amicorum: A Philosophical Conversation Among Friends: 24-31. New York: Addleton Academic Publishers.

Roberts P. (2014) Tertiary Education and Critical Citizenship. In Petrovic JE; Kuntz AM (Ed.), Citizenship Education Around the World: Local Contexts and Global Possibilities: 220-236. New York: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315863610.

Roberts P. (2013) Simone Weil: Education, Spirituality and Political Commitment. In Kirylo JD (Ed.), A Critical Pedagogy of Resistance: 34 Pedagogues We Need to Know: 129-132. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

Roberts P. (2012) Scholars, Philosophers or Performers? The Politics of Research in Contemporary Universities. In Openshaw R; Clark J (Ed.), Critic and Conscience: Essays in Memory of John Codd and Roy Nash: 87-104. Wellington: NZCER Press.

Roberts P. and Codd J. (2010) Neoliberal Tertiary Education Policy. In Thrupp M; Irwin R (Ed.), Another Decade of New Zealand Education Policy: Where to Now?: 99-110. Hamilton: Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research.

Roberts P. (2008) Reason, Emotion, and Politics in the Work of Paulo Freire. In Torres CA; Noguera P (Ed.), Social Justice Education for Teachers: Paulo Freire and the Possible Dream: 101-118. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.

Roberts P. (2008) Teaching as an Ethical and Political Process: A Freirean Perspective. In Carpenter VM; Jesson J; Roberts P; Stephenson M (Ed.), Ngā Kaupapa Here: Connections and Contradictions in Education: 99-108. Melbourne: Cengage.

Roberts P. (2006) Performativity, measurement and research: a critique of performance-based research funding in New Zealand. In Ozga J; Popkewitz TS; Seddon T (Ed.), World Yearbook of Education 2006: 185-199. London: Routledge.

Roberts P. (2005) Tertiary Education, Knowledge and Neoliberalism. In Codd J; Sullivan K (Ed.), Education Policy Directions in Aotearoa New Zealand: 39-51. Palmerston North: Thomson/Dunmore Press.

Roberts P. (2003) Contemporary Curriculum Research in New Zealand. In Pinar W (Ed.), The International Handbook of Curriculum Research: 495-516. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Roberts P. (2003) Knowledge, Dialogue and Humanization: Exploring Freire's Philosophy. In Peters M; Olssen M; Lankshear C (Ed.), Critical Theory and the Human Condition: Founders and Praxis: 169-183. New York: Peter Lang.

Roberts P. (2001) Nietzsche and the Limits of Academic Life. In Peters M; Marshall J; Smeyers P (Ed.), Nietzsche's Legacy for Education: Past and Present Values: 125-137. Westport: Bergin & Garvey.

Roberts P. (2001) The Crisis in Scholarly Publishing: Exploring Electronic Solutions. In Roberts P; Chambers M (Ed.), Digital Developments in Higher Education: Theory and Practice: 89-107. Cambridge: Taylor Graham Publishing.

Roberts P. (1999) Freire, Neoliberalism and the University. In Roberts P (Ed.), Paulo Freire, Politics and Pedagogy: Reflections from Aotearoa-New Zealand: 97-111. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.

Roberts P. (1998) Scholarly Life in Virtual Universities. In Peters M; Roberts P (Ed.), Virtual Technologies and Tertiary Education: 111-193. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.

Roberts P. (1997) A Critique of the NZQA Policy Reforms. In Olssen M; Morris Matthews M (Ed.), Education Policy in New Zealand: The 1990s and Beyond: 162-189. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.

Roberts P. (1997) Political Correctness, Great Books and the University Curriculum. In Peters M (Ed.), Cultural Politics and the University: 103-134. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press.

Journal Articles

Roberts P. (2023) Education, truth and subjectivity: Revisiting Kierkegaard. Oxford Review of Education 49(3): 376-389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2022.2091536.

Roberts P. (2022) Conscientization, compassion, and madness: Freire, Barreto, and the limits of education. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies 44(1): 4-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714413.2021.1890510.

Roberts P. (2022) Education and the Ethics of Attention: The Work of Simone Weil. British Journal of Educational Studies : 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2022.2109589.

Roberts P. (2021) Education, Attention and Transformation:: Death and Decreation in Tolstoy and Weil. Studies in Philosophy and Education 40(6): 595-608. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11217-021-09775-8.

Roberts P. (2019) Higher education, impact, and the Internet: Publishing, politics, and performativity. First Monday 24(5-6) http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v24i5.9474.

Roberts P. (2019) Performativity, Big Data and Higher Education: The Death of the Professor? Beijing International Review of Education 1(1): 73-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/25902547-00101008.

Roberts P. (2018) Love, Attention and Teaching: Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Open Review of Educational Research 5(1): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23265507.2017.1404434.

Roberts P. (2017) Learning to live with doubt: Kierkegaard, Freire, and critical pedagogy. Policy Futures in Education 15(7-8): 834-848. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1478210317736225.

Roberts PR. (2017) Impure Neoliberalism: A Freirean Critique of Dominant Trends in Higher Education. Rizoma Freireano 22.

Roberts P. (2016) A Golden Age? Dostoevsky, Daoism and Education. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education 47.

Roberts P. (2016) Paulo Freire and the Politics of Education: A Response to Neumann. Educational Philosophy and Theory 48.

Roberts P. (2016) Utopia, Dystopia and the Struggle for Redemption: Iris Murdoch and Educative Attention. Journal of Educational Thought 50.

Stewart G. and Roberts P. (2016) Philosophy of Education, Dialogue, and Academic Life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Policy Futures in Education 14.

Roberts P. (2015) Doubt, Despair and Hope in Western Thought: Unamuno and the promise of education. Educational Philosophy and Theory 47(11): 1198-1210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2014.991503.

Roberts P. (2015) 'It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times ...': Philosophy of Education in the Contemporary World. Studies in Philosophy and Education 34(6): 623-634. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11217-014-9438-z.

Roberts P. (2015) Partnership as Intellectual Kinship. Knowledge Cultures 3(5): 42-48.

Roberts P. (2015) Paulo Freire and Utopian Education. The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies 37(5): 376-392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714413.2015.1091256.

Roberts P. (2014) Educative Suffering? Dostoevsky as Teacher. The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies 36(5): 372-385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714413.2014.958378.

Roberts P. and Stewart G. (2014) Looking Beyond Neoliberal Tertiary Education Policy from Taoist and Māori Perspectives. Knowledge Cultures 2(2): 93-107.

Roberts P. (2013) Academic Dystopia: Knowledge, Performativity and Tertiary Education. The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies 35(1): 27-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714413.2013.753757.

Roberts P. (2013) Acceptance, Resistance and Educational Transformation: A Taoist Reading of The First Man. Educational Philosophy and Theory 45(11): 1175-1189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2013.772700.

Roberts P. (2013) Education and the Face of the Other: Levinas, Camus and (Mis)understanding. Educational Philosophy and Theory 45(11): 1133-1149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2013.772706.

Roberts P. (2013) Education, Faith, and Despair: Wrestling with Kierkegaard. Philosophy of Education Yearbook 2013 (Urbana, IL, Philosophy of Education Society): 277-285.

Roberts P. (2013) Educative Strangeness. Educational Philosophy and Theory 45(4): 355-359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2012.718123.

Roberts P. (2013) Happiness, Despair, and Education. Studies in Philosophy and Education 32(5): 463-475. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11217-012-9325-4.

Roberts P. (2013) Reconfiguring Research in New Zealand: Education, Politics and Performativity. Australian Educational Researcher 40(4): 509-512. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13384-013-0108-x.

Roberts P. (2013) The Stranger Within: Dostoevsky's Underground. Educational Philosophy and Theory 45(4): 396-408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2012.718146.

Roberts P. (2012) Bridging East and West - Or, a bridge too far? Paulo Freire and the Tao Te Ching. Educational Philosophy and Theory 44(9): 942-958. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00797.x.

Roberts P. (2012) Education and the Limits of Reason: Reading Dostoevsky. Educational Theory 62(2): 203-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-5446.2012.00443.x.

Roberts P. (2012) Scholarly Publishing and the Politics of Openness: Knowledge Production in Contemporary Universities. Review of Contemporary Philosophy 11: 11-25.

Roberts P. (2012) The Politics of Change: Publishing, Policy and Practice. Access: Critical Perspectives on Communication, Cultural and Policy Studies 31(1): 17-22.

Roberts P. (2011) Attention, asceticism and grace: Simone Weil and higher education. Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 10(3): 315-328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1474022211408037.

Roberts P. (2011) Openness as an Educational Virtue. Geopolitics, History, and International Relations 3(1): 9-24.

Roberts P. and Peters MA. (2011) From Castalia to Wikipedia: openness and closure in knowledge communities. E-Learning and Digital Media 8(1): 36-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/elea.2011.8.1.36.

Roberts P. (2009) A New Patriotism? Neoliberalism, Citizenship and Tertiary Education in New Zealand. Educational Philosophy and Theory 41(4): 410-423. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00437.x.

Roberts P. (2009) Education, Death and Awakening: Hesse, Freire and the Process of Transformation. International Journal of Lifelong Education 28(1): 57-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02601370802568432.

Roberts P. (2009) Education, Society and the Individual: Reflections on the Work of Hermann Hesse. Journal of Educational Thought 43(2): 93-108.

Roberts P. (2009) Hope in Troubled Times? PESA and the Future of Philosophy of Education. Educational Philosophy and Theory 41(7): 811-813. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2009.00587.x.

Roberts P. (2009) Technology, Utopia and Scholarly Life: Ideals and Realities in the Work of Hermann Hesse. Policy Futures in Education 7(1): 65-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2009.7.1.65.

Roberts P. (2008) Beyond the Rhetoric of "Quality" and "Relevance": Evaluating the Tertiary Education Strategy, 2007-12. New Zealand Annual Review of Education 17: 41-57.

Roberts P. (2008) Bridging Literary and Philosophical Genres: Judgement, reflection and education in Camus' The Fall. Educational Philosophy and Theory 40(7): 873-887. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00472.x.

Roberts P. (2008) Educational Dreams and Political Realities. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education 39(3): 375-386. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10780-008-9067-y.

Roberts P. (2008) From West to East and Back Again: Faith, Doubt and Education in Hermann Hesse's Later Work. Journal of Philosophy of Education 42(2): 249-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9752.2008.00617.x.

Roberts P. (2008) Life, Death and Transformation: Education and Incompleteness in Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game. Canadian Journal of Education 31(3): 667-696.

Roberts P. (2008) More Than a Metaphor: The Education of Joseph Knecht. Pedagogy, Culture and Society 16(2): 163-175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681360802142138.

Roberts P. (2008) Teaching, Learning and Ethical Dilemmas: Lessons from Albert Camus. Cambridge Journal of Education 38(4): 529-542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057640802482348.

Roberts P. (2008) The Dream of a Journey to the East: Mystery, Ritual and Education in Hermann Hesse's Penultimate Novel. Paideusis 17(1): 45-58.

Roberts P. (2007) Conscientisation in Castalia: A Freirean Reading of Hermann Hesse's The Glass Bead Game. Studies in Philosophy and Education 26(6): 509-523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11217-007-9062-2.

Roberts P. (2007) Intellectuals, Tertiary Education and Questions of Difference. Educational Philosophy and Theory 39(5): 480-493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2007.00247.x.

Roberts P. (2007) Neoliberalism, Performativity and Research. International Review of Education 53(4): 349-365. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11159-007-9049-9.

Roberts P. (2007) Ten Years On: Engaging the Work of Paulo Freire in the 21st Century. Studies in Philosophy and Education 26(6): 505-508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11217-007-9061-3.

Roberts P. (2005) A framework for analysing definitions of literacy. Educational Studies 31(1): 29-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305569042000310949.

Roberts P. (2005) Freire and Dostoevsky: Uncertainty, Dialogue and Transformation. Journal of Transformative Education 3(1): 126-139.

Roberts P. (2005) Pedagogy, Politics and Intellectual Life: Freire in the Age of the Market. Policy Futures in Education 3(4): 446-458.

Roberts P. (2004) Gramsci, Freire and Intellectual Life. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education 35(3): 365-373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02698884.

Roberts P. (2004) Neoliberalism, Knowledge and Inclusiveness. Policy Futures in Education 2(2): 350-364.

Roberts P. (2003) Epistemology, Ethics and Education: Addressing Dilemmas of Difference in the Work of Paulo Freire. Studies in Philosophy and Education 22(2): 157-173.

Roberts P. (2003) Pedagogy, Neoliberalism and Postmodernity: Reflections on Freire's Later Work. Educational Philosophy and Theory 35(4): 451-465. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1469-5812.00041.

Roberts P. (2002) Postmodernity, Tertiary Education and the New Knowledge Discourses. Access: Critical Perspectives on Communication, Cultural and Policy Studies 21(1): 53-60.

Roberts P. (2001) Freedom, Justice and Understanding. Journal of Educational Thought 35(2): 149-156.

Roberts P. (2001) Making it Matter: Politics, Commitment, and the Art of Teaching. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education 32(1): 79-90.

Peters M. and Roberts M. (2000) Universities, Futurology and Globalisation. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 21(2): 125-139.

Roberts P. (2000) Knowledge, Information and Literacy. International Review of Education 46(5): 433-453.

Fitzsimons P., Peters M. and Roberts P. (1999) Economics and the Educational Policy Process in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 34(1): 35-44.

Peters M. and Roberts P. (1999) Globalisation and the Crisis in the Concept of the Modern University. Australian Universities' Review 42: 47-55.

Roberts P. (1999) A Dilemma for Critical Educators? Journal of Moral Education 28(1): 19-30.

Roberts P. (1999) Beyond Buber: Dialogue, Education and Politics. Journal of Educational Thought 33(2): 183-189.

Roberts P. (1999) Critical Paths in Pedagogy, Research and Development. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education 30(3): 347-357.

Roberts P. (1999) Scholarly Publishing, Peer Review and the Internet. First Monday: The Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet 4(4).

Roberts P. (1999) The Future of the University: Reflections from New Zealand. International Review of Education 45(1): 65-85.

Roberts P. and Peters M. (1999) A Critique of the Tertiary Education White Paper. New Zealand Annual Review of Education 8: 1-22.

Peters M. and Roberts P. (1998) Agendas for Change: Universities in the 21st Century. New Zealand Annual Review of Education 7: 5-28.

Roberts P. (1998) Beyond Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Reading Freire Holistically. New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning 26(1): 32-47.

Roberts P. (1998) Bloom on Books, Reading and the Determination of Greatness: A Critique and an Alternative. Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education 29(3): 245-260.

Roberts P. (1998) Extending literate horizons: Paulo Freire and the multidimensional word. Educational Review 50(2): 105-114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0013191980500203.

Roberts P. (1998) Rereading Lyotard: Knowledge, Commodification and Higher Education. Electronic Journal of Sociology 3(3).

Roberts P. (1998) The Politics of Curriculum Reform in New Zealand. Curriculum Studies 6(1): 29-46.

Roberts P. and Peters M. (1998) Information Technologies and Tertiary Education in New Zealand. First Monday: The Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet 3(12).

Roberts P. (1997) Literacies in Cyberspace. SET: Research Information for Teachers 3.

Roberts P. (1997) Paulo Freire and Political Correctness. Educational Philosophy and Theory 29(2): 83-101.

Roberts P. (1997) Qualifications Policies and the Marketisation of Education: A Critical Reading of the Green Paper. Access: Critical Perspectives on Cultural and Policy Studies in Education 16(2): 31-47.

Roberts P. (1997) The Consequences and Value of Literacy: A Critical Reappraisal. Journal of Educational Thought 31: 45-67.

Roberts P. (1996) A New Academic Medium? Scholarly Publication and the Promise of Cyberspace. Sites: The South Pacific Journal of Cultural Studies 33: 68-86.

Roberts P. (1996) Critical Literacy, Breadth of Perspective, and Universities: Applying Insights from Freire. Studies in Higher Education 21(2): 149-163.

Roberts P. (1996) Defending Freirean Intervention. Educational Theory 46(3): 335-352.

Roberts P. (1996) Rethinking Conscientisation. Journal of Philosophy of Education 30(2): 179-196.

Roberts P. (1996) Structure, Direction and Rigour in Liberating Education. Oxford Review of Education 22(3): 295-316.

Roberts P. (1996) The Danger of Domestication: A Case-Study. International Journal of Lifelong Education 15(2): 94-106.

Roberts P. (1995) Defining Literacy: Paradise, Nightmare or Red Herring? British Journal of Educational Studies 43(4): 412-432.

Roberts P. (1995) Education, Literacy and Political Commitment in Postmodern Times. The Review of Education/Pedagogy/Cultural Studies 17(1): 55-73.

Roberts P. (1995) Literacy Studies: A Review of the Literature, with Signposts for Future Research. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 30(2): 189-214.

Roberts P. (1994) Education, Dialogue and Intervention: Revisiting the Freirean Project. Educational Studies 20(3): 307-327.

Roberts P. (1993) Philosophy, Education and Literacy: Some Comments on Bloom. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 28(2): 165-180.

Roberts P. (1992) Adult Literacy Research: What Does Philosophy Have to Offer? Access: Critical Perspectives on Education Policy 11(1): 13-25.

Roberts P. (1989) Paulo Freire and Science Education. Delta 41: 41-51.

Research Groups

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