Peter Freebody

Peter Freebody
Born (1950-08-12) 12 August 1950 (age 74)
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsLiteracy education, classroom interaction and quantitative and qualitative research methods
Institutions
Doctoral studentsStephen Billett

Peter Freebody (born 12 August 1950 in Sydney) is an Australian Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Past appointments included Professorial Research Fellow with the Faculty of Education and Social Work and a core member of the CoCo Research Centre at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia.[1] His research and teaching interests include literacy education, classroom interaction and quantitative and qualitative research methods. He has served on numerous Australian State and Commonwealth literacy education and assessment advisory groups. Freebody, with Allan Luke, originated the Four Resources Model of literacy education.[2]

  1. ^ "Professor Peter Freebody". Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Freebody, P., & Luke, A. (1990). Literacies programs: Debates and demands in cultural context. Prospect: Australian Journal of TESOL, 5(3), 7–16.