The premise of this brief opinion piece is that the fundamental paradigm of education appeared with Plato. It is that there is a co-location in time and space of learners, teachers, and resources. The absence of any of these elements can lead to shortcomings in the meaning of the term "to be educated". Recent events such as COVID-19…

Black women still experience racial oppression in the academy. In this study, I draw on Black feminist theory and oral narrative research to examine the narratives of Black women graduate students discussing their educational experiences. Black female graduate students deal with acts of everyday racism and instances of structural and internalized…

Historians need social theories to conduct their research whether they are acknowledged or not. Positivist social theories underpinned the professionalization of the writing of history as well as the establishment of the social sciences as "disciplines," in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. August Comte's "science of society" and…

Professor Tamura, in her paper "Narrative History and Theory," poses an issue with which the author has lately wrestled. She reviews some of the challenges to the tradition of narrative history presented by "social-scientifically oriented historians" like Fernand Braudel and "analytic philosophers" like Hayden White in the 1960s and 1970s, and…

English teacher educators' commitment to Deweyan progressivism has cost them in recent years. It has contributed to their being pushed to the margins when it comes to serious, top-level discussions about the direction of American education. This essay reexamines the case for progressivism and its relevance as an element of CEE's ongoing effort to…

African-American student achievement outcomes have been and continue to be a critical concern for education researchers. Much of the framing of African-American student outcomes centers on what is known as achievement gaps that exist between African-American and White students. Unfortunately, these gaps have remained roughly the same since the…

This paper will look at the "accumulated wisdom, insight, and experience of those who lived before us" (Kopff, 1999, p.1) and discuss historical, philosophical, and social theories to support the statement that we, as a nation need to "get back to the basics of life" (Carmen, 2005, p.1). The following eras will be discussed: Pre-Classical Era,…

Each generation of Americans has faced some form of risk. Each generation has devised an ideology of salvation. This article describes how the question of risk has been interpreted by selected salvationist ideologies and how educational thought has reflected the ideological assumptions of each age. (MT)

The article explores the ways "uneven geographical development" conditions and is conditioned by local placemaking practices. Guided by David Harvey's work along with Henri Lefebvre's three dimensions of spatial production--spatial practices, representations of space, and spaces of representation or the "spatial imaginary"--I…

In this response I argue that the notion of quality is embedded in the tension between powerful patterns of inherited epistemic and symbolic understanding and the dynamic of the creative, imaginative moments of understanding and design. This would take the idea of co-producer/creator of knowledge beyond the boundaries of (re)packaging commodities…

Discusses the relationship of ideology, social theory, critical analysis, hegemony, and objectivity in the work of educational historians. Comments that the training of educational historians often neglects intensive ideological analysis of historical research. Argues that study of historiographical methodology and consciousness of its dimensions…

Argues that race theory must be understood and evaluated in light of the European-defined nature of American society. Because American history is a created reality, it must be examined from an external position to really assess the role of institutional racism in formulating the social structures of American life. (SLD)

Argues that the use of social theory will clarify the functions of the teacher and the school as personal ideologies that may have ignored social reasons for student performance are replaced by a more political analysis that can promote educational change. (FMW)

Traces the history of education in America as it moved from a theological basis in colonial times to a current scientific basis. Explains that throughout history education has been the subject of much debate, and behind each proposal for school reform lie assumptions about the nature of the universe, human life, and society. (16 references) (MLF)

The history and development of the U.S. higher education system are analyzed, using Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) and its branch campuses as an example. Attention is also directed to the personality (i.e., characteristics and attitudes) of the individuals who function within the system/organization, methods of incorporating…