CFP: The Politization of Education; Publication: Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis

Call for papers on the theme: The Politization of Education (submission deadline September 1, 2023)

The journal of Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis (formerly Analytic Teaching) seeks article submissions that explore the pervasive intrusion of political concerns across the landscape of education, from elementary school classrooms to college campuses.  Although politics has always shaped our educational institutions and policies, responsible pedagogical practice once worked to limit the explicit politization of the classroom. Is such neutrality even possible in our current climate, or should it be?

Possible topics for consideration include but are not limited to: 

• Is Philosophy for/with Children (P4wC) politically neutral? Should P4wC be politically neutral?
• Can education be separated from politics?   
• Can concepts in political philosophy be explored without creating political polarization or alienation?
• How is the political and politics best defined?
• How much authority should regulatory agencies have on the content of education? 
• Can a liberal arts education be politically neutral?  
• Should teachers try and limit the intrusion of political concerns in their classroom? 
• How do private educational institutions balance their larger religious/ideological 
  commitments? 
• How should one deal with political polarization in the classroom or across campus?  
• Can a well-rounded science education (or history or religious studies or women’s literature, etc…) be politically neutral? 
• What is the ethical responsibility of educators and administrators to the overt 
  politicization of education?

Direct submissions to: Dr. Jason J. Howard, Editor, Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis, email: [email protected]  (under the subject heading ‘2023 CFP’)  

Submissions should follow a standardized reference format (Chicago manual of style- format references as endnotes or APA or MLA).  Articles should be approximately 4000-8000 words, emailed as a word document or RTF, and prepared for ‘blind-review’ (with author’s name and institutional affiliation appearing on a separate page).

The deadline for article submissions is September 1st, 2023.  Accepted articles will appear in the fall (2023) volume of Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis. 

Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis (ATPP) is an online, open access, peer-reviewed, academic journal published out of Viterbo University (La Crosse, WI) dedicated to exploring the  educational, political, and ethical implications/responsibilities of the discipline of Philosophy. It can be accessed at https://journal.viterbo.edu/index.php/atpp

Submission Guidelines

Articles should be no shorter than 5000 and no longer than 9000 words in length including references, tables, figures, appendices, etc. Articles should be submitted to the chief editor (Jason Howard) by email, attached as a single word file, providing the name of the author(s) and title of the work in the email text. Articles must be prepared for anonymous ‘blind-review’ with author’s name removed from the submission and any internal scholarly references should be framed in the 3rd person where direct identification is eliminated.  Articles should follow a standardized reference format APA, MLA, or Chicago using endnotes rather than footnotes, and include a brief abstract (250 words max.)