Professor Lisa Farley

The Conversation: Nostalgia for childhoods of the past overlooks children’s experiences today

Nostalgia made a comeback under COVID-19. In the context of enforced lockdowns, there was an increase in nostalgic activities such as...

In the media - Thinking back: How childhood memories affect teachers

According to Lisa Farley, a researcher and education professor at York University, the research team was interested in investigating how children are represented in classrooms and curriculum. This area of focus led them to research how teachers’ understanding of childhood might be affected by their own childhood memories.