Islam as Education: Pedagogies of Pilgrimage, Prophecy, and Jihad by Aaron J. Ghiloni Motivated by the intellectual historian Shahab Ahmed’s observation that “the history of Islamic paideia has yet to be written,” Islam as Education explores multiple forms that the search for knowledge and the transmission of wisdom have taken in Islam, focusing on the […]
NEW BOOK: The Oxford Handbook of Dewey
The Oxford Handbook of DeweyEdited by Steven Fesmire John Dewey was the foremost philosophical figure and public intellectual in early to mid-twentieth century America. He is still the most academically cited Anglophone philosopher of the past century, and is among the most cited Americans of any century. In this comprehensive volume spanning thirty-five chapters, leading […]
Call for Proposals: Journal of School & Society
The John Dewey Society and the Journal of School & Society announce: A Call for Public Scholarship for Issue #7.1: What does decolonization look like in education and beyond? We invite interested authors to explore the coloniality of today’s education, as well as the colonial compositions of local ideals about education. Submissions should be received […]
Call for Proposals: Represent the John Dewey Society
Dear John Dewey Society Members, Each year the John Dewey Society sponsors sessions about Dewey, pragmatist philosophy, progressive education, and related themes at an array of conferences in education, philosophy, and the social sciences across the country. I am writing to you today to invite you to participate in one of those sessions at a […]