Civic Studies » John Dewey http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 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 [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 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 [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 […]

The post “The Pragmatist’s Call to Democratic Activism in Higher Education” is now out first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2020/02/12/the-pragmatists-call-to-democratic-activism-in-higher-education-is-now-out/feed/ 0 [VIDEO]: Why You Should Take my Philosophy of Education Course this Fall https://ericthomasweber.org/video-why-you-should-take-my-philosophy-of-education-course-this-fall/ https://ericthomasweber.org/video-why-you-should-take-my-philosophy-of-education-course-this-fall/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:25:41 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1907 Graduate students and advanced undergraduates at the University of Kentucky, watch this VIDEO (4m29s) about why you should take my EPE 640 course this fall on the Philosophy of Education. Advanced undergraduates, if you’d like to take this course, email the instructor at eric.t.weber@uky.edu.   Why study the Philosophy of Education? a) Educators and leaders […]

The post [VIDEO]: Why You Should Take my Philosophy of Education Course this Fall first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2019/07/16/video-why-you-should-take-my-philosophy-of-education-course-this-fall/feed/ 0 Talking Leadership with Grad Students https://ericthomasweber.org/talking-leadership-with-grad-students/ https://ericthomasweber.org/talking-leadership-with-grad-students/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:07:33 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1862 Today I had the honor of having been invited to speak at the University of Kentucky’s Graduate Student Leadership Conference. My talk was called “Democracy and Leadership in Higher Education: A Talk for Graduate Students.” I seconded some of the prior speaker’s remarks, which concerned the value of networking, including online and via social media. […]

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Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2018/02/02/talking-leadership-with-grad-students/feed/ 0 Great Review of ‘Democracy and Leadership’ http://ericthomasweber.org/great-review-of-democracy-and-leadership/ http://ericthomasweber.org/great-review-of-democracy-and-leadership/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:07:05 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1818 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2017/02/16/great-review-of-democracy-and-leadership/feed/ 0 Better Late Than Never: Recent Review of my 2010 Book http://ericthomasweber.org/better-late-than-never-recent-review-of-my-2010-book/ http://ericthomasweber.org/better-late-than-never-recent-review-of-my-2010-book/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:55:56 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1796 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2017/01/03/better-late-than-never-recent-review-of-my-2010-book/feed/ 0 Video: “Poverty, Culture, and Justice,” @ Purdue U http://ericthomasweber.org/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/ http://ericthomasweber.org/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:35:09 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1470 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/02/24/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/feed/ 0