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Ide, Kanako W. – Educational Theory, 2019
The aim of this essay is to give hope to those who are in the middle of struggles relating to personal experiences associated with sexual/gendered harassment. In it, Kanako W. Ide inquires into the moral conditions around speaking out publicly about such incidents through critical analysis of the social norms of gender and economy. Jane Roland…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Gender Issues, Free Enterprise System, Behavior Standards
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Fendler, Lynn; Muzaffar, Irfan – Educational Theory, 2008
Bell-curve thinking, as a model of distribution of success and failure in society, enjoys a perennial (ahistorical, objective, and law-like) status in education. As such it provides a rationale for sorting (tracking or streaming) practices in education, which has led many educators to criticize both bell-curve thinking and associated sorting…
Descriptors: Probability, Role of Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational History
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Goor, Roel van; Heyting, Frieda; Vreeke, GertJan – Educational Theory, 2004
We analyzed how philosophers of education received the antifoundationalist turn in epistemology, particularly with respect to its practical relevance. Our main conclusion is, that antifoundationalist philosophers of education discharge the primacy of epistemology, replacing it by a primacy of commitment. Consequently, they no longer understand…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Educational Philosophy, Foundations of Education, Context Effect
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Applebaum, Barbara – Educational Theory, 2004
This paper explores the concept of white complicity and provides illustrations of how traditional conceptions of moral agency support the denial of such complicity. Judith Butler's conception of subjectivity is then examined with the aim of assessing its usefulness as a foundation for social justice pedagogy. Butler's conception of subjectivity is…
Descriptors: Justice, Social Change, Resistance (Psychology), Moral Values