Relationships at the Core: A Story of Jonathan Silin

Authors

Lisa Farley, York University, TorontoFollow
Gail Boldt, Penn State UniversityFollow

Abstract

Issue 45 of the Bank Street Occasional Paper Series was conceived to pay tribute to Jonathan Silin for his 17 years as Editor-in-Chief, for his contributions to education through his research and publications in early childhood education, curriculum, and gender/sexuality studies, and for the remarkably generous and caring mentor, teacher, and friend he has been and continues to be to so many.

Author Biography

Lisa Farley



Lisa Farley is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at York University. Her research considers how psychoanalytic theories of childhood can help us think about the emotional experiences of growth, belonging, and education. Recently, her work explores how teachers’ childhood memories inform their understandings of both teaching and children.

Gail Boldt



Gail Boldt is a Professor in the College of Education at the Pennsylvania State University in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is on the undergraduate reading and elementary education faculties and is an affiliate faculty member in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies . Before coming to Penn State, she was an assistant and associate professor in the Language, Literacy and Culture Program at the University of Iowa. Gail is also a clinical psychotherapist and a Fellow in the College of Research Fellows of the American Psychoanalytic Association.She holds a Ph.D. from The University of Hawai’i at Manoa Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies.

Recommended Citation

Farley, L., & Boldt, G. (2021). Relationships at the Core: A Story of Jonathan Silin. Occasional Paper Series, (45). DOI: https://doi.org/10.58295/2375-3668.1431