What is Philosophy of Education—Its Past, Present, and Future?

Liz Jackson is Karen Lo Eugene Chuang Professor in Diversity and Equity and Associate Dean Research at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education. She is also a Past President and Fellow of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory. Her interests are in philosophy of education, moral philosophy, and global studies. Her authored texts include Muslims and Islam in US Education: Reconsidering Multiculturalism (2014), Questioning Allegiance: Resituating Civic Education (2019), Beyond Virtue: The Politics of Educating Emotions (2020), and Emotions: Philosophy of Education in Practice (2024).

• 1. Introduction – Liz Jackson 2. Analysis and Anomalies in Philosophy of Education – Jonas F Soltis 3. The Nature of Educational Theory - J. D. Marshall 4. Education as a Socio-Practical Field: The Restructuring of Educational Theory - Suzanne De Castell and Helen Freeman 5. On Understanding Educational Theory – David Carr 6. The First 600 Months of Philosophy of Education - 1935-1985: A Deconstructionist History - James S. Kaminsky 7. Dismantling a deconstructionist history of philosophy of education - Kevin Harris 8. Retaining the Philosophy of Education in Teacher Education - Hugo McCann & Bevis Yaxley 9. Is There a History of Educational Philosophy? John White vs the historical evidence - James R. Muir 10. Skepticism and Education In search of another filial tie of philosophy to education - Duck-JooKwak 11. R. S. Peters and the Periphery - Bruce Haynes 12. Respectability and Relevance: Reflections on Richard Peters and analytic philosophy of education – Ivan Snook 13. Re-thinking the Relevance of Philosophy of Education for Educational Policy Making - Morwenna Griffiths 14. Does Philosophy of Education Have a Future? - John A. Clark 15. Ameliorating educational concepts and the value of analytic philosophy of education - Jane Gatley