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Call for Papers:
Far West Philosophy of Education Society
Teaching for Democracy
January 14-16, 2010
51st Annual Meeting, Utah Valley University
Conference information can be found at: http://www.fwpes.org
Proposals due by November 10th, 2009.
Far West Philosophy of Education Society Call for Papers
51st Annual Meeting, Utah Valley University, January 14-16, 2010
Teaching for Democracy
Keynote Speakers: John Gatto and Jen Glaser
Proposals are welcomed that address issues, questions, problems, concerns that may bring together philosophers, academic scholars and researchers, public educators, school administrators, state policy makers, professionals, business people, and community members, to explore the intersection of education and democracy. Papers and panel discussions may address a range of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives that examine fundamental issues of democracy and education.
Topics and questions to consider include, but are not limited to:
• Do school systems support democratic classrooms?
• How do we educate students for participatory democracy?
• What can Philosophy tell us about teaching for democracy?
• Teaching for democracy in undemocratic times ?How do we conceptualize an education for democracy?
• Democracy and the future of postmodern education
• What are the purposes or aims of education that are consistent with democratic institutions?
• Is ethics an indispensable component of education in a democratic society?
• How can school environments be created that preserve and enhance the democratic life?
• Education as a public trust in a democratic society ?Corporatism, democracy, and public education
• Deliberative democracy, citizenship and education
• The interrelation of public education and the democratic life
Guidelines for proposals:
Proposals must be submitted electronically to <fwpes@uvu.edu> by November 10, 2009 The length of the proposal should not exceed two double-spaced pages.
Please include a cover sheet with each proposal to provide the following information: title or topic of the proposal; category of the proposal (paper, panel, alternative presentation); names, affiliations, relevant background of all participants, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person submitting the proposal; and addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of all other participants.
Far Western Philosophy of Education Society appreciates the support of The Center for the Study of Ethics at Utah Valley University The Dept. Of Philosophy and Humanities The School of Humanities and Social Sciences International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children and The Utah Democracy Project
Conference information can be found at: <www.fwpes.org>
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