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Educational Theory@educationaltheory.bsky.social · 3mo agoCall for Papers: PES/Educational Theory Pre-Conference Workshop & Special Issue Everyday Courage: Ordinary Acts in Daily Life Submission deadline: 14 September 2026 For more details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
New Publication Alert “On White Academic Freedom: A Black Philosophical Approach Toward Epistemological Justice in Higher Education” by Ashton R. Cooper doi.org/10.1111/edth...
New publication alert “Education for Civil Disobedience in the Context of Democratic Decline” by Anniina Leiviskä doi.org/10.1111/edth...
youtu.be/3QtF9vUX7sQ In this short video, Liz Jackson introduces her recent Educational Theory article, “Philosophy of Education as a Global Field.” Arguing that how we conceptualize the field as global (or not) makes a difference for how we engage with it,
Liz Jackson. 2025. Philosophy of Education as a Global Field
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New Video Abstract Alert youtu.be/HNRBQSyXKIs In this video, Ebony McGee, coauthor of the Educational Theory article “STEM’s Dirty Secret: How Grit and Resilience Mask Systemic Racism,” introduces their newly published work.
McGee, E. & Stovall, D. 2025. STEM's Dirty Secret: How Grit and Resilience Mask Systemic Racism
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New Video Abstract Alert Authors Maristela do Nascimento Rocha and Cristiane Maria Cornelia Gottschalk introduce their new Educational Theory article.
New Episode Out Now: youtu.be/Bpe2e7TZJxY Tadashi Dozono, Alex Armonda, and Andrew Thompson sat down to talk with Cara about Troubling Curriculum and Justice. They discussed curriculum development and modification, attention to students, interruption and disruption,
[E4/S2 E10] Thinking in the Midst | On Troubling Curriculum and Justice | Educational Theory
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New Article: “How to Imagine Educational AI: The Filling of a Pail or the Lighting of a Fire?” by Michał Wieczorek and Alberto Romele doi.org/10.1111/edth...
New Issue Alert: A new issue of Educational Theory (76-4) has been released! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17415446...
Educational Theory: Vol 76, No 4
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New Video Abstract Alert www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIs... In this video, Brad Bierdz introduces their article “The Educative as Violence: Anti-Educational Impossibilities/Possibilities,” which critiques the inherent violence of conventional education.
Brad Bierdz. 2025. The Educative as Violence: Anti-Educational Impossibilities/Possibilities
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In this video, Sarah M. Stitzlein discusses how philosophers of education have been working as public intellectuals, highlighting the benefits of this scholarship while also addressing the tensions it raises for the field. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V01p...
Sarah Stitzlein. 2026. Philosophers of Education as Public Intellectuals Engaged in Political Issues
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In this short video, Nicholas C. Burbules introduces his new article, “Why Philosophy of Education is Basic to Philosophy,” arguing that the traditional view of philosophy of education as a derivative branch of philosophy has it backwards. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElUk...
[Video Abstract] Nicholas C. Burbules. 2026. "Why Philosophy of Education is Basic to Philosophy."
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Call for Papers: PES/Educational Theory Pre-Conference Workshop & Special Issue Everyday Courage: Ordinary Acts in Daily Life Submission deadline: 14 September 2026 For more details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Educational Theory
<em>Educational Theory</em> journal aims to foster the continuing development of educational theory, and stimulate discussion of educational concepts and aims.
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New Issue Alert: A new issue of Educational Theory (76-3) has been released! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17415446...
Educational Theory: Vol 76, No 3
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New Article: “The Value of Relational Teacher Autonomy” by Alexandra K. Chang doi.org/10.1111/edth... From the Abstract: “This article seeks to closely interrogate the concept of teacher autonomy through analyzing a normative case study.
The Value of Relational Teacher Autonomy
Autonomy is an ideal both defended and condemned by theorists and empirical scholars alike. I begin this article by suggesting that at least part of this ongoing debate can be explained by the fact t...
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Take a look at this University of Illinois news article marking the 75th anniversary of Educational Theory: education.illinois.edu/about/news-e...
New Article: “Egalitarian Education and the Skeptical Pedagogue: Jacques Rancière and Stanley Cavell on the Scene of Education” by Scott Robinson doi.org/10.1111/edth...
Egalitarian Education and the Skeptical Pedagogue: Jacques Rancière and Stanley Cavell on the Scene of Education
There are striking similarities between Jacques Rancière's treatment of the pedagogue in The Ignorant Schoolmaster and Stanley Cavell's treatment of the skeptical instructor in the second chapter of ...
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New Article: “A Framework for a Culturally Sustaining ‘Science of Reading’” by Jeanne Sinclair and Nevra Ozoren Sener “For decades, the ‘reading wars’ have unfolded between two paradigms: a holistic, meaning-oriented approach, and a cognitively oriented skills-based approach.
A Framework for a Culturally Sustaining “Science of Reading”
For decades, the “reading wars” have unfolded between two paradigms: a holistic, meaning-oriented approach, and a cognitively oriented skills-based approach. The “wars” have long complicated educatio...
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New Article Alert: “Beyond Prompt Engineering: Prompting (L)iteracy, Linguistic Capital, and Educational Inequality” by Orhan Agirdag doi.org/10.1111/edth...
Beyond Prompt Engineering: Prompting (L)iteracy, Linguistic Capital, and Educational Inequality
This article advances the debate on artificial intelligence (AI) use in education by moving beyond the mechanistic notion of “prompt engineering” and the human-centered focus of prevailing AI-literac....
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New Article: Safe Spaces and Free Speech on Campus: A Guided Tour of Campus Contexts by Bryan R. Warnick, Jamie Herman, and Kyle Williams doi.org/10.1111/edth...
SAFE SPACES AND FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS: A GUIDED TOUR OF CAMPUS CONTEXTS
Contemporary events on university campuses have spotlighted the perceived conflict between free speech and safe spaces. While both values are widely acknowledged as essential, reconciling them in pra....
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New issue alert: Explore 7 new articles in Educational Theory, vol. 76-2. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17415446...
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New Article: “AI and the Future of (Philosophy of) Education” by Lauren Bialystok From the abstract: “I forcefully argue that generative AI presents an unprecedented and existential threat to the project of education. Reflecting on how we have historically understood
AI and the Future of (Philosophy of) Education
I forcefully argue that generative AI presents an unprecedented and existential threat to the project of education. Reflecting on how we have historically understood the work of philosophers of educa...
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New Article: “How to Make Philosophy of Education Useful” by Harry Brighouse From the abstract: “This article considers the difficulties of doing work in philosophy of education that might actually be useful to practical decision-makers and
How to Make Philosophy of Education Useful
This article considers the difficulties of doing work in philosophy of education that might actually be useful to practical decision-makers and discusses the way that philosophers can collaborate wit...
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New Article: “Philosophy of Education as a Global Field” by Liz Jackson From the abstract: “It is not unusual to hear philosophers of education today describe the field as global. But in what sense is philosophy of education global?
Philosophy of Education as a Global Field
It is not unusual to hear philosophers of education today describe the field as global. But in what sense is philosophy of education global? In this article, I analyze how and to what extent philosop...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3jx... New Episode Alert: Michael Hand and Quentin Wheeler-Bell sat down to talk with Cara about teaching amidst strong divides.
[E3/S2 E8] Thinking in the Midst | On Teaching Amidst Strong Divides | Ed Theory Special Issue
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New article: From the Margins to the Center: The Transformative Promise of Philosophy for Children by Maughn Rollins Gregory, Megan Jane Laverty, and Joe Oyler doi.org/10.1111/edth...
From the Margins to the Center: The Transformative Promise of Philosophy for Children
What began as an innovative idea in the late 1960s—the recognition that even very young children are philosophically disposed—is no longer considered novel. While philosophy for children has transiti...
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New episode out now: youtu.be/dlbBuBTydkg?... Jessica, Kali, Kat, Mishuana, and Sandy join Cara to talk about indigenous feminists philosophy, why gardening is a rich and fertile metaphor for their work, and tending to communities with care.
[E2/S2 E7] Thinking in the Midst | On Gardening with Indigenous Feminisms | Ed Theory Special Issue
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Michael Hand offers a reflection on his 2008 article, “What Should We Teach as Controversial? A Defense of the Epistemic Criterion,” for Educational Theory’s 75th anniversary issue.
Revisited: “What Should We Teach as Controversial? A Defense of the Epistemic Criterion”
In this invited essay for the 75th Anniversary Special Issue of Educational Theory, I revisit my 2008 article “What Should We Teach as Controversial? A Defense of the Epistemic Criterion.” I briefly ...
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Yusef Waghid reflects on his 2005 article, “Action as Educational Virtue: Toward a Different Understanding of Democratic Citizenship Education,” as part of Educational Theory’s 75th anniversary issue. Read the reflection: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reflecting on Democratic Citizenship Education: Compassionate and Imaginative Action, Educational Encounters, and Civic Reconciliation
This article reflects on and extends my earlier arguments on democratic citizenship education by foregrounding three interrelated themes: compassionate and imaginative action, educational encounters,....
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