PHILOSOPHY of EDUCATION SOCIETY
2009 Preliminary Program
Thursday -- Friday -- Saturday -- Sunday
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009
6:00-9:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009
7:30-8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
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9:00-10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions I
A. The Moral and Organizational Implications of Cheating in College
Author: Charles Howell (Northern Illinois University)
Respondent: A. G. Rud (Purdue University)
Chair: Jeff Stickney (OISE/University of Toronto)
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B. From Senge to Habermas: Reconceiving “Discourse” for Educational Learning Organizations
Author: Darron Kelly (Memorial University)
Respondent: James Giarelli (Rutgers University)
Chair: Frank Margonis (University of Utah)
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C. Constructions of Parents and Languages of Parenting
Author: Judith Suissa (Institute of Education, University of London)
Respondent: Josh Corngold (University of Tulsa)
Chair: Trevor Norris (OISE/University of Toronto)
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10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-Noon General Session I
Can There Be Pluralism Without Conflict?
Author: Sharon Todd (Stockholm University/Mälardalen University)
Respondent: Walter Feinberg (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Chair: Kathy Hytten (Southern Illinois University)
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Noon Lunch
Topical Conversations About Work-in-Progress
Location: Meet at the PES Registration Table. Then find a comfortable spot for your conversation.
A. Education and Politics: Challenges, Tensions, and Questions
Conveners: Christina Hendricks (University of British Columbia); Paula McAvoy (University of Wisconsin, Madison); Donald D. Nikkel (McGill University)
12:45-2:00 p.m. Alternative Sessions I
A. (Book Panel) Learning for Meaning’s Sake: Toward the Hermeneutic University
Author: Stephanie Mackler (Cornell College)
Panelists: Paul Standish (Institute of Education, University of London); Laura DeSisto (Lawrence University); Jon Levisohn (Brandeis University); René Arcilla (New York University)
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B. Roundtable on Methods, Materials and Pedagogies in High School Philosophy
Panelists: Laura Elizabeth Pinto (OISE/University of Toronto); Graham P. McDonough (University of Victoria); Dwight Boyd (OISE/University of Toronto); Ester Macedo (OISE/University of Toronto); Trevor Norris (OISE/University of Toronto)
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C. What is Philosophical About Educational Technology?
Panelists: A.G. Rud (Purdue University); Megan M. Boler (OISE/University of Toronto); Nicholas C. Burbules (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); Craig A. Cunningham (National-Louis University)
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D. Exploring Alternative Philosophical Grounds for New Modalities in Multicultural Practice
Panelists: Troy Alan Richardson (Cornell University); Audrey Thompson (University of Utah); Eduardo M. Duarte (Hofstra University)
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2:00-2:15 p.m. Break
2:15-3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions II
A. Guarding and Transmitting the Vulnerability of the Historical Referent
Author: Mario Di Paolantonio (York University/University of Toronto)
Respondent: Jon Levisohn (Brandeis University)
Chair: Paula McAvoy (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
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B. The Courage of Dialogue
Author: Seamus Mulryan (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Respondent: Dini Metro-Roland (Western Michigan University)
Chair: Avi Mintz (University of Tulsa)
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C. Should the Debate about Compulsory Schooling Be Re-opened? A Fully Semiotic Perspective
Author: Andrew Stables (University of Bath)
Respondent: Paul Smeyers (University of Ghent/K.U. Leuven)
Chair: Jeff Thibert (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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3:30-3:45 p.m. Break
3:45-4:45 p.m. Presentation
Assessing Québec’s Ethics and Religious Culture Program: A Worthwhile New Direction?
Speaker: Daniel Weinstock (University of Montreal/Centre for Research on Ethics at the University of Montreal)
Chair: Bruce Maxwell (University of Montreal/Centre for Research on Ethics at the University of Montreal)
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4:45-5:00 p.m. Break
5:00-6:00 p.m. Focus Group Report: The “Public Face” of PES
Presenters: Bob Floden (Michigan State University); Craig Cunningham (National-Louis University)
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6:15-7:15 p.m. New Member Reception
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8:00-9:15 p.m. Alternative Sessions II
A. Authors’ Talk on Reclaiming Dissent: Civics Education for the 21st Century
Panelists: Mordechai Gordon (Quinnipiac University); Bill Puka (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute); Sarah Stitzlein (University of New Hampshire)
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B. Towards A Philosophical Positioning of the Graduate Student: A Roundtable Discussion
Panelists: Bart A. Vautour (Dalhousie University); Cris Mayo (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); Jennifer Logue (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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C. Seeing Teaching and Teacher-Education as a Spiritual Journey (Religion and Spirituality SIG)
Panelists: Darryl De Marzio (University of Scranton); Kevin Gary (Goshen College); Bruce Novak (Foundation for Ethics and Meaning); Daniel Vokey (University of British Columbia)
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D. Five Cases From the Classroom: A Panel Discussion Exploring the Tasks of Feminism in Theory and Practice (COSW)
Panelists: Paula McAvoy (University of Wisconsin, Madison); Claudia Ruitenberg (University of British Columbia); Doris Santoro (Bowdoin College); Amy Shuffelton (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater); Sharon Todd (Stockholm University/Mälardalen University)
Chair: Jessica Hochman (Pratt Institute)
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009
7:30-8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
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7:30-8:45 a.m. Breakfast Meetings for Standing Committees
Get involved in PES! Have breakfast with a Standing Committee.
Location: Meet in hotel dining room (?)
A. Committee on Professional Affairs (COPA)
Chair: John Covaleski (University of Oklahoma)
B. Committee on the Status of Women (COSW)
Chair: Megan Laverty (Teachers College, Columbia University)
C. Committee on Jobs for Philosophers
Co-Chairs: Kurt Stemhagen (Virginia Commonwealth University) and P.J. Nelsen (Appalachian State University)
D. Membership Committee
Chair: Paul Smeyers (University of Ghent/K.U. Leuven)
9:00-10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions III
A. The Teacher’s Gift of Sacrifice as the Art of the Self
Author: Darryl M. De Marzio (University of Scranton)
Respondent: Haroldo Fontaine (Florida State University)
Chair: David Burns (University of Alberta)
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B. By the People, For the People: Interrogating the Education-Policy-by-Ballot- Initiative Phenomenon
Author: Michele M. Moses (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Respondent: Anne Newman (Washington University)
Chair: Sara Stitzlein (University of New Hampshire)
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C. John Dewey: A Case of Educational Utopianism
Author: Alexander M. Sidorkin (University of Northern Colorado)
Respondent; Kurt Stemhagen (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Chair: David I. Waddington (Concordia University)
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D. The Democracy of the Flesh: Laughter as an Educational and Public Event
Authors: Joris Vlieghe, Maarten Simons, Jan Masschelein (University of Leuven)
Respondent: Barbara Houston (University of New Hampshire)
Chair: David Blacker (University of Delaware)
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10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-Noon Concurrent Sessions IV
A. Abstract Art as Alternative to Multiculturalist Education
Author: René Arcilla (New York University)
Respondent: Hanan Alexander (University of Haifa/University of California, Berkeley)
Chair: Deborah Seltzer-Kelly (Southern Illinois University)
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B. Civility, Tact, and the Joy of Communication
Author: Megan Laverty (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Respondent: Cris Mayo (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Chair: Dwight Boyd (OISE/University of Toronto)
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C. Teaching to Save the World: Avoiding Circles of Certainty in Social Justice Education
Author: Doris Santoro (Bowdoin College)
Respondent: Eduardo M. Duarte (Hofstra University)
Chair: Ron Glass (University of California, Santa Cruz)
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D. Cosmopolitan Education and Its Discontents
Author: Leonard J. Waks (Temple University)
Respondent: Ann Chinnery (Simon Fraser University)
Chair: Amy Shuffelton (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)
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Noon Lunch
Topical Conversations About Work-in-Progress
Location: Meet at the PES Registration Table. Then find a comfortable spot for your conversation
A. Teacher-Student Relations: Perspectives From Nietzsche and Rousseau
Conveners: Tim Ignaffo (Teachers College, Columbia University); Jade Nguyen (Institute of Education, London)
B. Education and Aesthetic Experience
Conveners: Jiwon Kim (Purdue University); Huajun Zhang (Florida State University)
12:45-2:00 p.m. Alternative Sessions II
A. (Book Panel) Leaders in Philosophy of Education: Intellectual Self-Portraits
Author: Leonard J. Waks (Temple University)
Panelists: Michael Katz (San Jose State University); Chris Higgins (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); Amy Shuffelton (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater)
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B. Philosophy of Education in the “11th Hour” (Ethics SIG)
Panelists: Daniel Vokey (University of British Columbia); Sean Blenkinsop (Simon Fraser University); Huey-li Li (University of Akron); Charlene Morton (University of British Columbia)
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C. Philosophers Without Borders: Toward A Comparative Philosophy of Education
Panelists: Jeffrey Ayala Milligan (Florida State University); Enoch Stanfill (Florida State University); Huajun Zhang (Florida State University); Anton Widyanto (Institut Agama Islam Negeri); Yasushi Murayama (Hiroshima University)
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D. Roundtable: John McDowell’s Mind and World and Its Salience for Education
Panelists: Jan Derry (Institute of Education, University of London); Paul Standish (Institute of Education, University of London); David Bakhurst (Queen’s University)
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2:00-2:15 p.m. Break
2:15-3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions V
A. Giving Place to Unforeseeable Learning: The Inhospitality of Outcomes-based Education
Author: Claudia Ruitenberg (University of British Columbia)
Respondent: Donna Kerr (University of Washington)
Chair: Terri Wilson (Teachers College, Columbia University)
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B. Finding Perfect Pitch: Reading Perfectionist Narrative With Stanley Cavell
Author: Naoko Saito (Kyoto University)
Respondent: Paul Standish (Institute of Education, University of London)
Chair: Sean Blenkinsop (Simon Fraser University)
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C. From the Courtroom to the Voting Booth: Defending Affirmative Action in Higher Education Admissions
Author: Clifton S. Tanabe (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
Respondent: Jason Blokhuis (University of Rochester)
Chair: Megan M. Boler (OISE/University of Toronto)
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D. Evolution, Creationism, and Fairness: Equal Time in the Biology Classroom?
Author: Bryan R. Warnick (The Ohio State University)
Respondent: Natasha Levinson (Kent State University)
Chair: Jon Dolle (Stanford University)
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3:30-3:45 p.m. Break
3:45-5:00 p.m. Kneller Lecture
Art, Education, and Witness; or, How to Make Our Ideals Clear
Kneller Lecturer: Paul C. Taylor (Temple University)
Respondents: Sharon Bailin (Simon Fraser University) and Ann Diller (University of New Hampshire)
Chair: David Granger (SUNY Geneseo)
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5:45-7:00 p.m. Kneller Reception
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8:00-9:15 p.m. Alternative Sessions IV
A. (Book Panel) Beyond Liberal Democracy in Schools: The Power of Pluralism
Author: Barbara Thayer-Bacon (University of Tennessee)
Panelists: Natasha Levinson (Kent State University); Jeffrey Milligan (Florida State University); Huey-li Li (University of Akron); Stephen Haymes (DePaul University)
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B. Bible Education in the Public Schools: An Analysis of Neutrality-in-Use
Panelists: Walter Feinberg (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign);
Richard A. Layton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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C. Teaching Ethical Issues in Education Through Film
Panelists: Michael S. Katz (San Jose State University); Susan Verducci (San Jose State University); Megan Laverty (Teachers College, Columbia University); William T. Blizek (University of Nebraska, Omaha)
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D. Exploring Hegelian Influences in Dewey’s Early Work
Panelists: David I Waddington (Concordia University); Jim Good (Lone Star College); Scott Johnston (Queen’s University)
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9:30- 10:30 p.m. Graduate Student Fireside Chat With Kneller Lecturer, Paul Taylor (Sponsored by GSCOPE)
Conveners: Ryan Bevan (McGill University); Stephanie Burdick-Shepherd (Teachers College, Columbia University); Cristina Cammarano (Teachers College, Columbia University); Michael Shapira (Teachers College, Columbia University)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2009
7:30-8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
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7:30-8:45 a.m. Breakfast Meetings: SIGs and Ad-hoc Committee
Get involved in PES! Have breakfast with a Special Interest Group (SIG). Learn about forming a new Standing Committee on Race and Ethnicity.
Location: Meet in hotel dining room (?)
A. Ethics SIG
Chair: Daniel Vokey (University of British Columbia)
B. Religion and Spirituality SIG
Chair: Kevin Gary (Goshen College)
C. Ad-hoc Committee on formation of a New Standing Committee on Race and Ethnicity
Chair: Cris Mayo (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
9:00-10:15 a.m. Concurrent Sessions VI
A. Public Education and the Aesthetic Dimension of Strauss’s Theologico-Political Problem
Author: Jon Fennell (Hillsdale College)
Respondent: Kevin Gary (Goshen College)
Chair: Margaret Manson (York University)
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B. On Positive Rights and Duties: What Can “Thin” Universalizability Tell Us About the Moral Content of Educational Policies?
Author: Christopher Martin (Roehampton University)
Respondent: Huey-li Li (University of Akron)
Chair: Winston Thompson (Teachers College, Columbia University)
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C. Caring as an Epistemic Relationship: Noddings, Pierce, and Triadic Caring
Author: Peter Nelsen (Appalachian State University)
Respondent: Barbara Stengel (Millersville University)
Chair: Martha Crowley (Teachers College, Columbia University)
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10:15-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-Noon Presidential Address
Walking With Diogenes: Cosmopolitan Accents in Philosophy and Education
President: David Hansen (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Respondents: Luise Prior McCarty (Indiana University) and Shirley Pendlebury (University of Cape Town)
Chair: Deborah Kerdeman (University of Washington)
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12:15-1:45 p.m. Presidential Luncheon
Tribute to Walter Feinberg (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Chair: Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon (Northwestern University)
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2:00-3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions VII
A. On the Weakness of Education
Author: Gert Biesta (The Stirling Institute of Education)
Respondent: Denise Egéa-Kuehne (Louisiana State University)
Chair: Laura DeSisto (Lawrence University)
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B. Reason-Giving versus Truth-Seeking: Reconceptualizing Indoctrination in Education
Author: Barbara Peterson (University of New Hampshire)
Respondent: Eric Bredo (University of Virginia)
Chair: Walter Okshevsky (Memorial University)
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C. Exploring Pedagogical Possibilities for Non-violent Consciousness
Authors: Karen Sihra and Helen Marie Anderson (OISE/University of Toronto)
Respondent: Daniel Vokey (University of British Columbia)
Chair: Craig Cunningham (National-Louis University)
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3:15-3:30p.m. Break
3:30-5:00 p.m. General Session II
Moral Education in the “Badlands”
Author: Francis Schrag (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Respondent: Audrey Thompson (University of Utah)
Chair: Susan Verducci (San Jose State University)
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5:15-6:30 p.m. Business Meeting
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MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009
7:30-8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
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7:30-8:45 Executive Board Meeting Breakfast
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9:00-10:30 a.m. General Session III
Becoming Philosophical in Educational Philosophy: Neither Emma Nor the Art Connoisseur
Author: Charles Bingham (Simon Fraser University)
Respondent: Chris Higgins (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Chair: Michael S. Katz (San Jose State University)
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10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45-Noon Concurrent Sessions VIII
A. Idealism Revisited: Michael Oakeshott’s “Conversation”and the Question of Being-Together
Author: Trent Davis (York University)
Respondent: Andrea English (Mt. Saint Vincent University)
Chair: Larry Green (Simon Fraser University)
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B. The DDI, ESK, and ME: Troubling the epistemology of the dominant discourse on indoctrination via feminist epistemologies of situated knowledges
Author: James C. Lang (OISE/University of Toronto)
Respondent: Barbara Thayer-Bacon (University of Tennessee)
Chair: Liz Airton (McGill University)
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C. “Somaesthetics,” Education, and Disability
Author: Michael Surbaugh (University of Oklahoma)
Respondent: Kevin McDonough (McGill University)
Chair: Bhuvinder Vaid (Simon Fraser University)
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CONTACT: PES Executive Director Jeffrey Ayala Milligan.
859-644-8171 phone, 850-644-1258 fax