Critical Perspectives on the Philosophy of Education
A special issue of Education Sciences (ISSN 2227-7102).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 September 2025 | Viewed by 615
Special Issue Editors
Interests: assessment; ethnicity; educational philosophy and the practice of education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue seeks submissions on the philosophical basis for education in different professions. In philosophical discussion, an often under-thematised topic in professional education is the relationship between tacit and explicit, rule-governed evidence-based knowledge, practical skills, and sound judgement.
The editors of this Special Issue welcome submissions inspired by classical philosophers, such as Rousseau, Locke, Aristotle, and more modern writers, including, but not limited to, Arendt, Noddings, and Nussbaum, among others. The scope of submissions will explore the philosophical basis of identity work for professionals in a critical fashion:
- navigating liminality;
- the art of storying and story sharing;
- the importance of an enabling context;
- the relationship between the novice and expert mentor and/or teacher;
- reflective professional teams;
- professional and non-professional judgements.
Prof. Dr. Stephen Roderick Dobson
Dr. Vidar Skogvoll
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- professional education
- identity work
- Bildung
- storytelling
- narratology
- narratives
- liminality
- enabling context
- tacit knowledge
- novice
- expert
- mentoring
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