Philosophy of Education Division

The Philosophy of Education Division is an internationally recognized leader in the field of philosophy of education. It includes faculty and students with diverse philosophical interests and orientations: ethics and education; philosophy and educational research; gender studies in education; John Dewey and Progressivism; social and political theories in education; technology and education; the media and popular culture; art and aesthetic education; religious educational policy; global studies in education; and philosophy of language and education. The faculty have published widely across many areas of educational policy and practice.

While most students in this Division choose the Philosophy of Education specialization, other interdisciplinary specializations with a philosophical emphasis are possible. Some are listed below; others can be designed on an individual basis.

Graduates from the Philosophy of Education Division fill leading faculty positions in universities around the world. Seveeral prestigious journals in the field, including Educational Theory, Educational Philosophy and Theory, and the Journal of Aesthetic Education, as well as the Philosophy of Education Society Yearbook , are published here.

Faculty and Research Interests

• Nicholas C. Burbules (social and political theory; dialogue in teaching; technology studies)
• Jeanne Connell (social foundations, social and educational philosophy)
• Pradeep Dhillon (aesthetics; philosophy of language and mind; international education)
• Chris Higgins (new faculty member)
• Cris Mayo (gender, race and sexuality studies; poststructural theory)

Affiliated Faculty

• Fazal Rizvi (global studies; social and political theory; higher education policy)
• Thomas Schwandt (social science epistemology; hermeneutics; practical knowledge)
• Michael Peters (political theory, continental philosophy, political economy and policy studies)

Courses in Philosophy of Education

Specializations

• Philosophy of Education Specialization
• Global Studies in Education Specialization
• Religious Educational Policy Specialization
• Technology Studies in Education Specialization

Connections with the Campus

• Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security
• Center for Global Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Gender and Women's Studies Program
• Joint Program in Education and Law
• Medical Scholars Program
• National Center for Supercomputing Applications
• Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory
• Women and Gender in Global Perspectives
• Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society
• Philosophy Department
• Program for the Study of Religion