Biography
Brendan Hyde has held previous academic positions at Australian Catholic University and at BBI – The Australian Institute for Theological Education in Sydney, where he was the Academic Dean. Brendan is a member of the Australian College of Educators, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow of Federation University Australia and a Fellow of the Centre for the Theology of Childhood (Denver, Colorado, USA). From 2009 until the end of 2017 Brendan was a co-editor of International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, a peer-reviewed academic journal that provides a multicultural and interdisciplinary forum for those involved in research and development of children’s and young people’s spirituality. He is the author of Children and Spirituality: Searching for Meaning and Connectedness, and co-author of The Spiritual Dimension of Children’s Lives (both published through Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London and Philadelphia) as well as numerous academic articles in peer reviewed journals.
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Dr Brendan Hyde is a Senior Lecturer, Education (Pedagogy and Curriculum) on the Melbourne Burwood Campus of Deakin University with research interests in phenomenology, transformative learning, and how children’s spirituality can be nurtured through education.
Career highlights
Course Director, Master of Teaching, Deakin University, February 2024 - present
Invitation to International Children’s Spirituality Hub consultation, 30 January – 2 February 2024 Richmond, Virginia, USA
Co-editor, International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, December 2009 – December 2017.
Co-convenor, International Conference on Children’s Spirituality, ACU Ballarat, VIC January 2008.
Visiting Scholar, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK, 9 October – 2 November 2007.
Fellow, Centre for the Theology of Childhood, Denver Colorado, Jan 2010 – present
Research interests
Phenomenology
Epistemology and Ontology
Student Voice
Rights-respecting curriculum
Children’s Spirituality
Religious Education
Affiliations
Australian College of Educators
Victorian Institute of Teaching
Godly Play Australia Advisory Board
Executive Member, International Association for Children’s Spirituality
Teaching interests
Educational Theory, Curriculum and Assessment, Wellbeing and Inclusive Education, Spiritual Education
Units taught
ETP400 Assessment - Ways of Knowing Learners
EEE756 Health, Wellbeing and Inclusive Education
Knowledge areas
Phenomenology
Epistemology and Ontology
Student voice
Rights-respecting curriculum
Children’s Spirituality
Religious Education
Conferences
Keynote speaker, 2024 G.R.A.C.E Research Colloquium, January 17-19, UNDA Fremantle, WA 2024
Presentation, 2023 International Association for Children’s Spirituality Symposium (online) July 20-25, 2023
Keynote speaker, 2022 G.R.A.C.E Symposium, September 3, 2022, Catholic Leadership Centre, Melbourne, VIC
Presentation, 2022 International Association for Children’s Spirituality Symposium (online) July 14-19.
Presentation, 2022 RE National Symposium “Scripture in Religious Education: Teaching and Transformation”, 15-17 June, 2022
Keynote speaker, 2019 RE Symposium "From Theory to Practice", Sydney, September 12-13, 2019.
Professional activities
Senior Editor, Cogent Education (Religious, Moral and Values Education section) (Taylor and Francis)
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Children’s Spirituality (Taylor and Francis)
Research groups
Transforming Professional Lives, Learning and Leadership (School of Education, Deakin University)
Innovating Initial Teacher Education (School of Education, Deakin University)
Awards
The Leading Scholar award, 2023, School of Education, Deakin University
Publications
Brendan Hyde
(2024), pp. 45-59, Children’s Spirituality and Traditions, London, Eng., B1
Elizabeth Rouse, Brendan Hyde
(2024), pp. 1-13, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, London, Eng., C1
Teacher reflection as a research method: using phenomenology to reflect on classroom events
B Hyde
(2024), International Journal of Research and Method in Education, C1
Brendan Hyde
(2023), Vol. 35, pp. 31-42, Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Children and Spirituality: Inhabiting a Culture of Performativity
Brendan Hyde
(2023), pp. 103-118, Supporting Children and Youth Through Spiritual Education, Hershey, Pa., B1
Dawn Joseph, Brendan Hyde
(2023), Vol. 40, pp. 63-79, Transformation, London, Eng., C1
Brendan Hyde, Dawn Joseph
(2023), Vol. 16, pp. 591-603, Practical Theology, London, Eng., C1
Dawn Joseph, Brendan Hyde
(2023), pp. 1-15, Qualitative Research Journal, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Brendan Hyde
(2022), pp. 11-23, Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, Berlin, Germany, B1
B Hyde, E Rouse
(2022), Vol. 27, pp. 79-96, International Journal of Children's Spirituality, C1
Anne Thorneycroft, Brendan Hyde
(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 54-66, Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, Stafford DC, Qld., C1
Brendan Hyde, Dawn Joseph
(2022), pp. 1-14, Pastoral Psychology, New York, N.Y., C1
Truth as Aletheia in the Godly Play approach to religious education: a phenomenological reflection
Brendan Hyde
(2022), pp. 1-9, British Journal of Religious Education, London, Eng., C1
Brendan Hyde
(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 1-13, Religions, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Brendan Hyde, Elizabeth Rouse
(2022), pp. 1-8, Qualitative Inquiry, London, Eng., C1
Exploring hope, grace and resilience in parish communities in Covid-19 times
Brendan Hyde, Dawn Joseph
(2022), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Brendan Hyde
(2021), pp. 945-959, Third International Handbook of Globalisation, Education and Policy Research, Berlin, Germany, B1
B Hyde
(2021), Vol. 42, pp. 235-246, Journal of Beliefs and Values, C1
B Hyde
(2021), Vol. 26, pp. 9-23, International Journal of Children's Spirituality, C1
B Hyde
(2021), Vol. 71, pp. 373-388, Adult Education Quarterly, C1
B Hyde
(2021), Vol. 116, pp. 266-277, Religious Education, C1
The entanglement of knowing and being: Hegel, ontology and education in the 21st century
B Hyde
(2021), Vol. 43, pp. 23-39, Educational Practice and Theory, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Constructivist and constructionist epistemologies in a globalised world: clarifying the constructs
Brendan Hyde
(2020), Vol. 20, pp. 125-138, Globalisation, ideology and education reforms, Dordrecht, The Nerherlands, B1
B Hyde
(2020), Vol. 25, pp. 197-211, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Godly play in the classroom. Some significant perspectives
Brendan Hyde
(2019), pp. 9-23, Moving from theory to practice religious educators in the classroom, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Connecting to life: a new, emerging learning disposition within a Godly Play educational framework
Brendan Hyde
(2019), Vol. 67, pp. 115-125, Journal of Religious Education, Berlin, Germany, C1
Pathic knowing, lived sensibility and phenomenological reflections on children's spirituality
B Hyde
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 346-357, International Journal of Children's Spirituality, London, Eng., C1-1
B Hyde
(2017), pp. 201-213, Re-enchanting education and spiritual wellbeing : fostering belonging and meaning-making for global citizens, London, Eng., B1
Brendan Hyde
(2017), pp. 285-303, Religious education in Australian catholic schools : exploring the landscape, Melbourne, Vic., B1
B Hyde
(2016), pp. 113-125, The Empirical Science of Religious Education, London, Eng., B1
Beyond the twee: Thuy's practical expression of living the Mercy Education Value of hospitality
B Hyde
(2016), Vol. 37, pp. 131-139, Journal of Beliefs and Values, C1-1
B Hyde
(2015), Vol. 110, pp. 289-302, Religious education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
An investigation into the effects of meditation with children in a Catholic primary school
M De Souza, B Hyde, T Kehoe
(2014), Vol. 19, pp. 197-212, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingson, Eng., C1-1
Brendan Hyde, Marian de Souza, Tania Kehoe
(2014), Vol. 62, pp. 39-49, JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, C1-1
Nurturing spirituality through a dispositional framework in early years' contexts
B Hyde
(2013), pp. 128-139, Global perspectives on spirituality and education, London, Eng., B1-1
B Hyde
(2013), Vol. 34, pp. 36-45, Journal of beliefs and values, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
A measure of spiritual sensitivity for children
G Stoyles, B Stanford, P Caputi, A Keating, B Hyde
(2012), Vol. 17, pp. 203-215, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Parenting the 'Millennium Child': Choice, Responsibility and Playing it Safe in Uncertain Times
Jenny Barr, Marian De Souza, Cathie Harrison, Brendan Hyde, Helen Van Vliet, Sue Saltmarsh
(2012), Vol. 2, pp. 302-318, Global Studies of Childhood, C1-1
Cyber spirituality II: virtual reality and spiritual exploration
K Yust, B Hyde, C Ota
(2011), Vol. 16, pp. 1-3, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
B Hyde
(2011), Vol. 33, pp. 341-353, British journal of religious education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Defining childhood at the beginning of the twenty-first century: children as agents
B Hyde, K Yust, C Ota
(2010), Vol. 15, pp. 1-3, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Godly play nourishing children's spirituality: a case study
B Hyde
(2010), Vol. 105, pp. 504-518, Religious education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
B Hyde
(2010), Vol. 31, pp. 261-269, Journal of beliefs and values, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Silence, agency and spiritual development
B Hyde, K Yust, C Ota
(2010), Vol. 15, pp. 97-99, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Cyber spirituality: Facebook, Twitter, and the adolescent quest for connection
K Yust, B Hyde, C Ota
(2010), Vol. 15, pp. 291-293, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Spiritually Intelligent Kids: Children Using SQ to Enhance Holistic Learning and Wellbeing
Brendan Hyde
(2009), Vol. 3, pp. 855-871, INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF EDUCATION FOR SPIRITUALITY, CARE AND WELLBEING, PTS ONE AND TWO, B1-1
The Spiritual Dimension of Childhood
Kate Adams, Brendan Hyde, Richard Woolley
(2008), Sydney, N.S.W., A1-1
Children's grief dreams and the theory of spiritual intelligence
K Adams, B Hyde
(2008), Vol. 18, pp. 58-67, Dreaming, Washington, D.C., C1-1
B Hyde
(2008), Vol. 13, pp. 117-127, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
I wonder what you think really, really matters? Spiritual questing and religious education
B Hyde
(2008), Vol. 103, pp. 32-47, Religious education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
B Hyde
(2008), Vol. 30, pp. 235-245, British journal of religious education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
M De Souza, B Hyde
(2007), Vol. 12, pp. 97-104, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
'You can't buy love': trivializing and the challenge for religious education
B Hyde
(2006), Vol. 27, pp. 165-176, Journal of beliefs and values, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
B Hyde
(2005), Vol. 10, pp. 31-44, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
The plausibility of spiritual intelligence: spiritual experience, problem solving and neural sites
B Hyde
(2004), Vol. 9, pp. 39-52, International journal of children's spirituality, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Children's spirituality and "the good shepherd experience"
B Hyde
(2004), Vol. 99, pp. 137-150, Religious education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Exploring hope, grace and resilience in parish communities in Covid-19 times
Dr Brendan Hyde, A/Prof Dawn Joseph
Australian Research Theology Foundation
- 2022: $8,000
- 2021: $2,000
Constructed Space: Affordances and a Theology of the Built Environment in Christian Early Childhood Education
Dr Brendan Hyde
Australian Research Theology Foundation
- 2024: $3,000
- 2023: $3,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report