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Macfarlane, Bruce – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
This paper explores the ideological orientations of higher education (HE) researchers in the form of a visual map, including three principal 'islands' -- "Pragmatists Peninsula," "Reformists Rock" and "Dystopians Retreat." The development of the HE research field in general, illustrated by the last 40 years of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Ideology, Educational Researchers
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Applebaum, Barbara – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: A charge heard repeatedly, especially in contemporary media by neo-conservatives such as David Horowitz and George Will, maintains that there is a "liberal bias" in North American academe. The primary grievance is that students in higher education are being indoctrinated into a left-wing ideology that discriminates against…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Higher Education, Ideology, Social Change
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McGinty, Dixie – Educational Forum, The, 2006
In this reflective essay, the author describes her continuing search for a pedagogical path. She explains how she came to reject authoritative answers and packaged educational ideologies, and describes the questions that have unfolded for her about her own teaching. In closing, she writes about her search for a faith--a set of principles to guide…
Descriptors: Ideology, Educational Principles, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Styles