Gert Biesta is Professor at Maynooth University, Ireland, The University of Edinburgh, and the University of Humanistic Studies. His work focuses on the theory of education, and the theory of educational research, with a particular interest in curriculum, teaching, teacher education and education policy. Recent books include The Rediscovery of Teaching (Routledge, 2017), Educational Research: An Unorthodox Introduction (Bloomsbury 2020), and Teacher Agency: An Ecological Approach (with Mark Priestley and Sarah Robinson; Bloomsbury 2015).