Philosophy of Education
Childhood, Philosophy, and Dialogical Education
Offers both theoretical and practical insights into the dialogue between adults and children as a democratic model for schooling.
Curriculum, Culture, and Art Education, Second Edition
Through international case studies, this book explores the causes and effects of historical and contemporary cultural changes in art education.
Deeper Learning with Psychedelics
Through a philosophical lens, this book explores the powerful educational capabilities of classic psychedelics.
Toward a Grammar of Curriculum Practice
Provides a new conceptualization of curriculum and of curriculum planning that is clearer, more functional, more adequate than those previously available.
The Touch of the Present
Explores the importance of the body and the senses in educational encounters, drawing out the aesthetic and political dimensions of educational practices.
A Philosophy of Music Education
A Philosophy of Music Education is considered the classic text on the relation of aesthetics to the practical teaching and performing of music.
Teaching, Tenure, and Collegiality
Questions universities’ increasing reliance on market-oriented metrics to determine their strategic directions and gauge faculty productivity.
Walter Benjamin's Antifascist Education
A comprehensive study of education in the writings of Walter Benjamin.
Tuning the Student Mind
Explores the effectiveness and value of meditation in a college classroom.
Catalyzing the Field
A rich collection of essays about the inner, shared experiences of participants engaged in second-person approaches to contemplative practice.
Confucianism Reconsidered
Explores the rich potential of Confucianism in American and Chinese classrooms of the twenty-first century.
The Quest for Purpose
Demonstrates how students and educators can resist narrow, utilitarian views of higher education’s purpose.
The Intersubjective Turn
Examines key theoretical aspects of the emerging field of second-person contemplative education.
A Psychoanalyst in the Classroom
Offers a new view of pedagogical practices to psychoanalysts interested in pedagogy.
Crusade for Democracy, Revised Edition
Tells the fascinating story of the Progressive Education movement of the 1930s and 1940s.
Modes of Learning
A highly accessible reading of Whitehead's writings on education and their connection to his metaphysics.
The Idolatry of the Actual
Reinvigorates Jürgen Habermas’ early critical theory.
Mediumism
Explores the contemporary pedagogical significance of modernism.
At Home in the World
Explores how Darwin’s theory of human nature can inform educational philosophy.
The Very Thought of Education
A startling reading of the educational enterprise through a psychoanalytic lens.
The Politics of Inquiry
Argues against the “culture of science” currently dominating education discourse and in favor of a more critical understanding of various modes of inquiry.
Deweyan Inquiry
Presents John Dewey’s theory of inquiry and applies it to various areas of the primary, middle, and secondary school curricula.
Democracy as Culture
Explores the significance of Dewey’s thought on democracy for the contemporary world.
School Choice Policies and Outcomes
Provides a clear assessment of all sides of the school choice debate.
Grade Inflation
An authoritative and provocative discussion of the key issues surrounding grade inflation and its possible effects on academic excellence.