Posts tagged Learning
Could it happen to us? Government approaches to learning from the Robodebt crisis
Could it happen to us? Government approaches to learning from the Robodebt crisis

The literature on policy diffusion is replete with examples, theories and frameworks about how ‘good’ policy travels. Many industries (such as healthcare and air transport) are built around learning from others’ mistakes and near-misses. Yet in public policy, the literature is more despondent about the ability of lessons from crises to successfully travel. This is the issue that Dr Maria Maley and I explore in Robodebt and the limits of learning: exploring meaning-making after a crisis

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Policy and governancePower to PersuadeLearning, public service, Government
What counts as learning? Rethinking out-of-school time with Children’s University
What counts as learning? Rethinking out-of-school time with Children’s University

In a world where even after-school chess is expected to polish a child’s critical thinking résumé, the pressure to prove every moment's utility has reshaped how we talk about education. But what if children themselves have a different idea? This post by Megan Lang explores how Children’s University challenges narrow definitions of learning, and what happens when we start listening to children’s own accounts of joy, curiosity, and connection beyond the classroom.

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Education, Lived experience, Community engagementPower to PersuadeLearning, Children, Children's University, Participation, Evaluation