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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: Specialties include the contributions of Levinas, Habermas, Arendt, and Wittgenstein to educational thought; the deconstruction of the classical idea of education and of "subject-philosophies"; analytical philosophy of education, mainly from a Wittgensteinian point of view; the philosophical study of identity, community, society, as well as the concepts of "Bildung" (formation) and "visual-culture" in relation to education http://organigram.kuleuven.be/6/50000380e.htm |
Montclair State University The department seeks to develop a sophisticated understanding of the relationship between education and culture, as well as tools of inquiry and democratic interaction. The faculty considers mastery of critical, creative and independent thinking and a deep understanding of the role of educational institutions in society crucial to the success of a democratic society. http://cehs.montclair.edu/academic/edufoundation/ |
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto This program emphasizes critical attention to the epistemological, ethical, and political dimensions of education. Specialties include feminist studies; human rights; politics and education; literature, music, the arts, and education; morals/values; social issues and education; and poststructuralist and postmodern philosophies of education. http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/depts/tps/program_phil.html |
The University of Western Australia This program has a strong international reputation for its postgraduate research, and offers Master of Education, PhD, and Doctor of Education degrees in Philosophy of Education. http://www.uwa.edu.au/ |
University of British Columbia Specialties include Ethics and Education; Feminist Studies; Environmental Education; Critical Thinking, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science and Education; Theories of Education, inc. John Dewey; Curriculum Theory; and Philosophy and Educational Research. http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/programs/ed_philosophy.html#top |
University of California, Los Angeles Specialties include classical philosophies of education; critical pedagogy; cultural studies; feminist perspectives on education; critical race theory and education; philosophies of science and technology; new technologies, cyberculture, and education; and contemporary topics in education. http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/division/ssce/handbook.html |
University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign Specialties include ethics and education; philosophy and educational research; feminist perspectives on education; John Dewey and Progressivism; social and political theories and education; technology and education; the media and popular culture; religious educational policy; and philosophy of language and education. http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/eps/divisions/Phil_Division.html |
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY This program offers a specialization in philosophy of education through its Ph.D. program in Educational Thought & Policy. http://www.rochester.edu/Warner/ |
University of Tennessee The graduate program in Cultural Studies derives its intellectual identity and post-disciplinary orientation from anthropology, history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology, as well as from multiculturalism, ethnography, feminist theory, and other specialized forms of inquiry. http://ites.tennessee.edu/culturalstudies.shtml |