Civic Studies » Leadership http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Fri, 01 May 2026 18:52:59 +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 […]

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A moving & humane argument concerning medicare and opioid prescriptions* There is no question that every reasonable and effective method to stop the opioid epidemic should be investigated, and if proven effective, implemented. The horrors and wrecked lives this epidemic have caused are all too real to many people of all ages. However, we must […]

The post Let’s Get the Facts First first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2019/11/24/lets-get-the-facts-first/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; […]

The post Take EPE 628, Ethics & Educational Decision Making, S’20 first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2019/11/05/take-epe-628-ethics-educational-decision-making-s20/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 […]

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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 Leaders or Leaderfulness? Lessons from High-achieving Communities http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11248 http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11248#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:49:49 +0000 http://ncdd.org/rc/?p=11248 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/12/29/leaders-or-leaderfulness-lessons-from-high-achieving-communities/feed/ 0 The Risks of Public Engagement, Part I http://ericthomasweber.org/the-risks-of-public-engagement-part-i/ http://ericthomasweber.org/the-risks-of-public-engagement-part-i/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:34:51 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1766 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/12/07/the-risks-of-public-engagement-part-i/feed/ 0 Trump’s Blind Faith in Tax Cuts Won’t Work, Just Look at the Evidence http://ericthomasweber.org/trumps-blind-faith-in-tax-cuts-wont-work-just-look-at-the-evidence/ http://ericthomasweber.org/trumps-blind-faith-in-tax-cuts-wont-work-just-look-at-the-evidence/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:46:24 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1749 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/10/25/trumps-blind-faith-in-tax-cuts-wont-work-just-look-at-the-evidence/feed/ 0