Civic Studies » culture http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:15:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 First-Person Pronouns Matter Too https://www.anotherpanacea.com/2025/11/06/first-person-pronouns-matter-too/ https://www.anotherpanacea.com/2025/11/06/first-person-pronouns-matter-too/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:48:56 +0000 https://www.anotherpanacea.com/?p=6818 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2025/11/06/first-person-pronouns-matter-too/feed/ 0 The Groups, Messaging, and Politics https://www.anotherpanacea.com/2025/10/08/the-groups-messaging-and-politics/ https://www.anotherpanacea.com/2025/10/08/the-groups-messaging-and-politics/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:39:54 +0000 https://www.anotherpanacea.com/?p=6811 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2025/10/08/the-groups-messaging-and-politics/feed/ 0 KY’s Potential for Leadership in Educational Ethics: Calling for an End to Corporal Punishment in American Schools https://ericthomasweber.org/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/ https://ericthomasweber.org/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:47:48 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2136 In the spring of 2023, the Ethics and Social Justice Center at Bellarmine University issued a call for proposals for their yearly Commonwealth Ethics Lecture. They invited scholars from around the state to propose a talk to be delivered for their 2023 lecture, considering approaches from all disciplines and with special interest in interdisciplinary dialogue […]

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The post 3 Tools for Having Your Computer or Phone Read to You – Text-to-Speech first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2020/09/16/3-tools-for-having-your-computer-or-phone-read-to-you-text-to-speech/feed/ 0 [VIDEO]: You Should Study the ‘Philosophy of Education’ (EPE525/640) in Fall 2020 https://ericthomasweber.org/video-you-should-study-the-philosophy-of-education-epe525-640-in-fall-2020/ https://ericthomasweber.org/video-you-should-study-the-philosophy-of-education-epe525-640-in-fall-2020/#comments Fri, 01 May 2020 19:09:30 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1963 Graduate students and advanced undergraduates at the University of Kentucky, watch this VIDEO (4m29s) about why you should take my EPE 525 / 640 course in the fall of 2020 on the Philosophy of Education. The EPE 525 course is the undergraduate version of the EPE 640 class, which is for graduate students, and both […]

The post [VIDEO]: You Should Study the ‘Philosophy of Education’ (EPE525/640) in Fall 2020 first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2020/05/01/video-you-should-study-the-philosophy-of-education-epe525640-in-fall-2020/feed/ 0 Take EPE 628, Ethics & Educational Decision Making, S’20 https://ericthomasweber.org/take-epe-628-ethics-educational-decision-making-s20/ https://ericthomasweber.org/take-epe-628-ethics-educational-decision-making-s20/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:10:39 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1923 In the spring of 2020, I’ll be teaching Ethics and Educational Decision Making, EPE 628, with both face-to-face AND synchronously online sections! The class meets on Tuesday from 4-6:30pm. Consider signing up or tell your friends who might. Why study Ethics and Educational Decision Making? Ethics is essential for leadership in the educational policy context; […]

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