Civic Studies » education http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:08:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Updates and Resources for Civic Learning Week https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/updates-and-resources-for-civic-learning-week/ https://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/updates-and-resources-for-civic-learning-week/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:36:11 +0000 http://floridacitizens.wordpress.com/?p=6046 Continue reading →

Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2024/03/08/updates-and-resources-for-civic-learning-week/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 […]

The post KY’s Potential for Leadership in Educational Ethics: Calling for an End to Corporal Punishment in American Schools first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2023/04/21/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/feed/ 0 Stoic Pragmatism for Parenting a Child with Disabilities https://ericthomasweber.org/stoic-pragmatism-for-parenting-a-child-with-disabilities/ https://ericthomasweber.org/stoic-pragmatism-for-parenting-a-child-with-disabilities/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:45:06 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2065 It takes a village. Raising children takes all hands on deck, including parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and educational policymakers. This paper examines common philosophical norms relevant to each of these groups. The norms include the idea of wanting a better future for our children than we had; the idea that human beings are rational […]

The post Stoic Pragmatism for Parenting a Child with Disabilities first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2022/01/12/stoic-pragmatism-for-parenting-a-child-with-disabilities/feed/ 0 [VIDEO]: YOU Should Join my ‘Philosophy of Education’ (EPE525/640) Course Next Fall! https://ericthomasweber.org/video-you-should-join-my-philosophy-of-education-epe525-640-course-next-fall/ https://ericthomasweber.org/video-you-should-join-my-philosophy-of-education-epe525-640-course-next-fall/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:26:36 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2044 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 of this year on the Philosophy of Education. The EPE 525 course is the undergraduate version of the EPE 640 class, which is for graduate students, […]

The post [VIDEO]: YOU Should Join my ‘Philosophy of Education’ (EPE525/640) Course Next Fall! first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2021/04/20/video-you-should-join-my-philosophy-of-education-epe525640-course-next-fall/feed/ 0 Prepare to Act Naturally! … https://ericthomasweber.org/prepare-to-act-naturally/ https://ericthomasweber.org/prepare-to-act-naturally/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:57:46 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2036 Today, I led a discussion for the department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation’s Lunch & Connect series, which we run to keep people connected despite the pandemic. My meeting was titled: “Prepare to Act Naturally! … Or, Be Nice, Not Machiavellian, in Professional Networking.” For the talk, I created a handout, which is available […]

The post Prepare to Act Naturally! … first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2021/02/26/prepare-to-act-naturally/feed/ 0 Research Trajectories, Big & Small https://ericthomasweber.org/research-trajectories-big-small/ https://ericthomasweber.org/research-trajectories-big-small/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:10:52 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2020 Today I led the department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation‘s Lunch & Connect meeting on Zoom, focusing on the topic: “Research Trajectories: From Idea to Presentation, to Journal Article, to Book.” I had intended to record the meeting, but due to some of the complication of starting a zoom meeting, making sure people had […]

The post Research Trajectories, Big & Small first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2020/10/16/research-trajectories-big-small/feed/ 0 Undergraduate Research Beyond the Classroom https://ericthomasweber.org/undergraduate-research-beyond-the-classroom/ https://ericthomasweber.org/undergraduate-research-beyond-the-classroom/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:14:51 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2010 On Tuesday, October 13th, 2020, I was invited to give a talk for the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky on “Undergraduate Research Beyond the Classroom.” This talk is also potentially of interest to students in my EPE 301 course on Education in American Culture. Really, this talk is for any undergraduate who […]

The post Undergraduate Research Beyond the Classroom first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2020/10/14/undergraduate-research-beyond-the-classroom/feed/ 0 3 Tools for Having Your Computer or Phone Read to You – Text-to-Speech https://ericthomasweber.org/3-tools-for-having-your-computer-or-phone-read-to-you-text-to-speech/ https://ericthomasweber.org/3-tools-for-having-your-computer-or-phone-read-to-you-text-to-speech/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:26:38 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1999 Every semester, I mention several tools in my classes that I get asked about time and again, so I decided to make a quick video about them. I explain that in the last 5 years, text-to-speech programs have revolutionized how I consume text and how I edit documents. Programs that can read to you allow […]

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 “The Pragmatist’s Call to Democratic Activism in Higher Education” is now out https://ericthomasweber.org/the-pragmatists-call-to-democratic-activism-in-higher-education-is-now-out/ https://ericthomasweber.org/the-pragmatists-call-to-democratic-activism-in-higher-education-is-now-out/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:43:43 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1959 Essays in Philosophy 21, Issue 1/2 (2020): 29-45..

I’m excited to announce that my latest paper has been published in the journal, Essays in Philosophy, volume 21, issue 1/2, in 2020. If you want to read the paper, you can click on the image below or click here. My abstract for the paper reads as follows: This essay defends the Pragmatist’s call to activism […]

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