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Publication News: Some notes on the necessity of autonomous education practice and two concerns
Director of CPEP, Dr. Carl Anders Säfström has published a new article suggesting a sophistical autonomous practice in response to Platonian Aristotelian philosophy's domination over education. The article is available Open Access.
Date: Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Publication News: The Touch of the Present: Educational Encounters, Aesthetics, and the Politics of the Senses by Dr. Sharon Todd
In her new book, Dr. Todd explores the importance of the body and the senses in educational encounters, drawing out the aesthetic and political dimensions of educational practices.
Date: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Dr. Carl Anders Säfström affiliated professor at Malmö University, Sweden
Director of the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy, Dr. Carl Anders Säfström, is beginning his role as an affiliated professor at Malmö University, Sweden
Date: Wednesday, 22 February 2023
Publication News: "The Destruction of a Great Idea: Public Education and the Politics of Instrumentalism" by Dr. Carl Anders Säfström
Educational Theory has recently published Dr. Carl Anders Säfström's newest article: "The Destruction of a Great Idea: Public Education and the Politics of Instrumentalism". The article is open access and therefore free for all here:
Date: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Dr. Gert Biesta ranked in top 2% of scholars in Education in Scopus rankings
Dr. Gert Biesta, member of the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy, has been named in the top 2% percentile of Education scholars in the 2022 Scopus citation rankings of academics. A total of 24 scholars from Maynooth University were included in the worldwide list.
Date: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Art and Education in an Uncertain World
In preparations for an upcoming book with Routledge, this group of scholars will be reflecting on the urgency of thinking and acting in response to climate change, through art and education
Date: Tuesday, 08 November 2022
Prof. Gert Biesta appointed to the Education Council of the Netherlands
On 21 October 2022 the Dutch government has approved the appointment of Professor Gert Biesta on the Education Council of the Netherlands.
Date: Friday, 28 October 2022
Announcement and Call for Proposals: 2023 Doctoral Conference on Public Education & Public Pedagogy
Dates of Conference: 12-16 June, 2023 We are now inviting application for participation in the third doctoral conference on Public Education and Public Pedagogy, hosted by Maynooth University's Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy. Deadline for submission: Monday, 16 January, 2023 Please see our website for further details
Date: Friday, 21 October 2022
Friday Seminar Series Begins
The Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy's Friday Seminar Series is back starting October 21st at 3PM.
Date: Friday, 14 October 2022
Podcast: Meet The Education Researcher: The idea of public education by Professor Carl Anders Säfström
Educational philosopher Carl Anders Säfström (Maynooth University) joins us to talk about the past, present and future of ‘public education’. We trace the origins of the idea from post-war Europe back to the writing of John Dewey, and even further to the Ancient Greek ‘Sophists’. Carl Anders also considers how models of public education differ dramatically between countries – highlighting recent reforms of Swedish schooling as a cautionary example.
Date: Wednesday, 03 November 2021