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PES UPDATE JULY 2005

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PES is going all electronic. The next newsletter will come in electronic form only, and the next vote will be done on PES web site. If for some religious or health reasons you still would like to receive hard copies of newsletter and voting ballots, please click here.

Contents

1. First Call for Dues: Dues increase, well, sort of
2. Message from the President - Sharon Bailin
3. First Call for Papers - Daniel Vokey
4. Hospitality Committee Alert - Kal Alston
5. Elections
6. Meeting Minutes - Highlights
7. Other announcements
8. Keep in touch - Sasha Sidorkin

Dues increase, but discount applies

In April 2005, the Executive Board approved a $5 increase in dues for all membership categories, AND a discount of $5 for all those members paying by cash or check. The society cannot impose a surcharge for using PayPal or credit cards, but can offer a discount. The easiest and cheapest way of paying is by clicking here, filling out the form on-line (it will do the math for you!!), printing it out and sending to your Executive Director. You can also pay on-line which is convenient, but no discount applies. Sorry, no money orders, and no checks in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Please pay now to avoid interruptions in your Educational Theory subscription

Message from the President - Sharon Bailin (top)

62nd Annual Meeting, April 21-24, 2006
Greetings colleagues.

I hope that your summer is sunny, productive and pleasant and that you are beginning to turn your thoughts toward our meeting next year in Puerto Vallarta (the first call for papers in included in this newsletter). Plans for the meeting are well under way, and we have been working hard to realize our intention of making the meeting more international and outward-looking – to think “beyond borders”. To that end, a number of members have been working with colleagues in Mexico and other Latin American countries, including Chile and Columbia, in planning the meeting, getting out word about the conference, and encouraging wider participation. In terms of the program, we are inviting papers in Spanish (there will be some simultaneous translation) which will be published in both Spanish and English in the Yearbook.

Picking up on the “beyond borders” theme, COSW is planning an international panel focusing on how the current political climate is affecting women's lives. A program highlight will be a special invited presentation by Teresa Yurén, a prominent Mexican philosopher of education, among whose numerous publications is a book on philosophy of education in Mexico. And I am delighted to announce that the Kneller lecture will be given by Seyla Benhabib, who has done some very exciting work on issues of equality, cultural diversity and globalization.

I hope that, in thinking about your participation in the meeting, you will keep in mind the exciting possibilities afforded by the philosophical and cultural enrichment of meeting in Mexico.

Choosing locations for the Annual Meeting

As directed during the last Business Meeting, the Executive Committee undertook a discussion regarding issues of process and considerations in choosing Annual Meeting venues. The current process involves the President, in conjunction with the Executive Committee, researching possibilities and deciding on a venue, generally after an extensive consultation with members (e.g. on the location for the 62nd Annual Meeting, the Executive Committee, eight Past-Presidents, the Program Chair, and numerous other members were consulted).

After considering alternatives, it was the judgment of the Executive Committee that we continue, for the most part, with the current process. It was felt that having an additional committee to choose venues is unnecessary in an organization as small as ours; that it is desirable to keep moving the meeting to different locations and not return regularly to the same city or cities (the latter would put excessive onus on the same few individuals); and that choosing the location 1 to 1 ½ years ahead (as is now the case) is sufficient advance time. The Executive Committee was strongly supportive of the idea of encouraging members to make proposals regarding possible locations to the President (or President-Elect), Volunteering as Hospitality Chair would also be most welcome!

The following seemed to us to be the primary considerations governing choice of venue: 1) geographic diversity (i.e. holding the meeting in different locations around the continent); 2) the availability of a hospitality chair; 3) cost – both to PES and to members; 4) ease of travel to the city; 5) the diversity of views and preferences of our members regarding appropriate/inappropriate and desirable/undesirable venues or types of venues; 6) special features or draws of particular locations (e.g., concurrent meetings of other organizations; cultural, academic and educational possibilities etc.; 7) the avoidance, to the degree foreseeable and possible, of labor disputes and related difficulties.

Legacy Fund
I would like to strongly encourage everyone to keep the Legacy Fund in mind and to continue making regular donations annually when renewing your membership. It is proceeds from the fund that enable PES to support graduate students in their attendance at the meeting. (We currently give $100 to graduate students who have had papers accepted, in addition to subsidizing rooms). I think that we would all agree about the vital importance of doing everything we can to enable our upcoming generation of philosophers of education to play a meaningful role in the Society and the profession, and this is one small way in which we can all contribute to this end.

Constitution
There are two items to be decided regarding the Constitution.
1) Please consider this a notice of motion to delete any references in the Constitution to CSFE (which does not appear to exist any more). This motion will be discussed at the Annual General Meeting and then voted on by subsequent ballot.
2) You will receive a ballot for voting to change the title “Executive-Secretary” to “Executive-Director”.

All best wishes for fine summer and fall,
Sharon Bailin
President

First Call for Papers - Daniel Vokey (top)

I am very pleased to announce that the members of the Program Committee for the 62nd Annual Meeting are Victoria Costa (California State), David Ericson (Hawaii), Gustavo Fischman (Arizona State), Rosa Maria Torres Hernandez (Pedagogica Nacional), Wendy Kohli (Fairfield), Tone Kvernbekk (Oslo), Natasha Levinson (Kent State), Walter Okshevsky (Memorial), Rob Reich (Stanford), Claudia Ruitenberg (Saskatchewan), Naoko Saito (Kyoto), and Paul Standish (Sheffield). I greatly appreciate the willingness of these individuals to dedicate their time and talents to this Committee, which renders very important service to the Society.

As you will have discovered through reading her President’s message, Sharon Bailin has put in place key elements of a very exciting and innovative program for our 62nd Annual Meeting. One innovation will be simultaneous translation of papers presented in Spanish on Friday April 21, including the Invited Lecture by Teresa Yurén, professor-researcher at La Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos. Prof. Yurén’s books include Filosofia de la educación en México: Principios, fines y valores (Philosophy of Education in Mexico: Principles, goals and values), and Eticidad, valores sociales y educación (Ethics, social values and education). The Kneller Lecture by Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University, is sure to be another highlight.

PES is in the process of installing software for on-line submission and review of papers and proposals. (One of the many benefits we can expect from this is a web site where abstracts for accepted papers and alternative sessions can be read by conference participants prior to the conference. This website should also allow for publication of material prepared for the alternative sessions.) Given the location of the meeting, “thinking beyond borders” is a natural theme for submissions, but we welcome papers and proposals for alternative sessions on any topic within the broad field of Philosophy of Education.

As soon detailed instructions for on-line submission are finalized they will be circulated by e-mail and posted on the PES website, where the Style Guidelines for submissions is also to be found. Note that it is a requirement of submission that the substance of the paper has not previously been published. Submissions will be accepted (on-line only) in either English or Spanish until November 1, 2005. Those authors who have the option of submitting in either Spanish or English might wish to take into consideration the fact that, due to translation costs, fewer papers can be accepted in Spanish than in English. E-mail inquiries on these topics should be directed to me at daniel.vokey@ubc.ca.

I look forward to seeing you all in Puerto Vallarta for another edifying and enjoyable meeting.

Hospitality Committee Alert - Kal Alston (top)

The Hospitality Committee for PES 2006 cordially invites all PES members to the Annual Meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 21-24, 2006. The "Place Where Mexico Comes to Life!"is a favorite international destination, a modern resort town with the charm of "old" Mexico. Beautiful beaches, clean water, and lovely facilities for our meetings will be available. Besides the collegiality and intellectual stimulation, the 2006 meetings will offer beautiful weather (average about 82 high/65 low F in April), great restaurants, fascinating neighborhoods,tequila factories (!), shopping
and more. For more information on Puerta Vallarta, visit:

• http://www.visitpuertovallarta.com
• http://www.allaboutpuertovallarta.com
• http://www.go2vallarta.com

We will be meeting at the Sheraton Buganvilias Resort and Convention Center. The hotel is on the beach in the hotel zone, a 10 minute ride from the airport and walking distance to downtown Puerto Vallarta.. More information on the hotel is at http://www.sheratonvallarta.com

Room rates in the resort are $97.00, single or double occupancy, plus taxes and gratuity. There are also one-bedroom suites available for $150 a night for up to four people. To make reservations: call 800-433-5451 and tell them you are part of the Philosophy of Education Society meeting. Room rates may be applied to three nights before and three nights after the meeting if you would like to take advantage of the tourist and natural attractions of the area.

• Remember that proof of citizenship will be necessary to enter Mexico (and to reenter your country of origin; the US is contemplating REQUIRING US passports - rather than birth certificates or driver's licenses for US reentry of citizens).

Elections (top)

PES Committees

Meeting Minutes - Highlights (top)

You may access the full text of Business meeting, Resolutions, and the Executive Board meeting on-line. Below are the highlights:

• PES is OK financially
• Conference fees have been increased from $80 to $100 for non-student members; the student category will be expanded to include unemployed or underemployed members
• PES Yearbook: authors will NOT be allowed to make substantial post-conference changes
• We now have a 10 year archive of Educational Theory's back issues on the Blackwell site
• All graduate students who get a paper accepted on the program will receive $100.

Other announcements (top)

• PES has donated $1008 to the Local 2 Solidarity Fund (the hotel workers union) – this it the meal money donated by our members.
• Israel Scheffler's new book Gallery of Scholars: A Philosopher's Recollections has been published in the Springer series, Philosophy and Education, ISBN 1402027095.
• Emery Hyslop-Margison will handle the book display for the 2006 conference in Puerto Vallarta. His e-mail is ejhyslop@hotmail.com.
• Call for proposals.
  California Association of Philosophy of Education Invites you to its Fall 2005 Meeting At Pepperdine University, West Los Angeles Campus, California, On Saturday, November 5, and Sunday, November 6, 2005. For more information about lodging, travel, and maps see our new Website at www.capesite.org
• The New England Philosophy of Education Society (NEPES) Annual Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 8, 2005 at Framingham State College. The keynote speaker for the conference is Dr. Jane Roland Martin, Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Dr. Daniel Greenberg, Founder of the Sudbury Valley School; Mr. Melvin King, Director Emeritus of the Community Fellows Program at MIT and former Massachusetts State Representative; and Dr. Timothy Reagan, Dean of the School of Education at Roger Williams University, will speak during an afternoon panel. Concurrent paper sessions also will be facilitated at the Annual Meeting with eighteen presenters from colleges and universities in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Canada.
  Please contact Kelly Kolodny, Program Chair of the NEPES Annual Meeting 2005, for additional information. Her email address is kkolodny@frc.mass.edu. Her telephone is 508-626-4567. The NEPES newsletter with conference registration materials also will be posted on the PES website.

• The journal of praxis, Democracy & Education, is moving its home from Ohio University to Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR. Dr. Nancy Nagel and Dean Peter Cookson, Jr., of the Graduate School of Education and Counseling will be the new co-editors of " Democracy & Education." If you are interested in submitting an article, please contact the journal at journal@lclark.edu or visit the website where calls for submissions are posted. Future topics will include Place-Based Learning, New Teachers and Progressive Education, and Creating School and Family Connections. The journal seeks the work of all educators, students, parents, administrators exploring issues relevant to democratic education.
• The Arts Based Educational Research (ABER) special interest group for the American Educational Research Association (AERA) would like to announce its sponsorship of the ABER Outstanding Thesis/ Dissertation award for the best Masters thesis and/ or Doctoral Dissertation that explores, is an exemplar of, and pushes the boundaries of arts based educational research. Read the details here.
• The International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group formed in 1989. It aims to demonstrate the importance of history and philosophy of science to theoretical and pedagogical issues in science education. The aim is furthered through the publication of reviewed research in the journal Science & Education, by the wide dissemination of the Group’s electronic newsletter, and by the staging of biennial conferences. Full information about the group is available at www.ihpst.org.

Keep in touch - Sasha Sidorkin

I am in the process of taking over the complicated business of running the organization from Kathy Hytten, whose competence and effort are greatly appreciated. Please do not hesitate to point out any errors or blasphemies I may have or will commit during the transition.

Direct all correspondence to me:

Alexander (Sasha) Sidorkin, Associate Professor
Educational Foundations and Inquiry
550 Education Bldg.
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403

sidorkin.net
419.372.7385 phone
419.372.8265 fax
sasha.sidorkin@unco.edu

CONTACT: PES Executive Cris Mayo
217-333-3673; cmayo@illinois.edu