Awards
The Philosophy SIG maintains three awards: Outstanding Scholarly Publication on Justice in Education (annual), Outstanding Early Career Contribution (awarded odd years), and Outstanding Dissertation (awarded even years). Nominations are accepted August of the preceding year.
Seeking Nominations for 2025
The Philosophical Studies in Education SIG is seeking nominations for two AERA-approved awards: 1) Early Career Award and 2) Outstanding Scholarly Publication on Justice in Education. Nominations and any questions can be sent to Ashley Taylor, Chair of the SIG Awards Committee, at ataylor1@colgate.edu. Nominations are due by October 31, 2024. Below you can find further information about each award as well as timeline and process information.
Outstanding Scholarly Publication on Justice in Education
2024 Winners:
Lauren Bialystok and Lisa M.F. Andersen
2024 Honorable Mentions:
Thompson, Winston C., and John Tillson, eds.. Pedagogies of Punishment: The Ethics of Discipline in Education. London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
Martin, Christopher. The Right to Higher Education: A Political Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Bialystok, Lauren, and Lisa M. F. Andersen. Touchy subject: The history and philosophy of sex education. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2022.
Outstanding Dissertation
2024 Winner
Alexandros Charalampos Nikolaidis
"Educational Justice: Knowledge, Formation, and Educational Responsibility"
The Ohio State University
2023
2024 Honorable Mentions:
Tatiana Geron
“Opening the Black Box of Teacher Ethical Decision-Making: Context and Complexity in Educational Justice.” Harvard University, 2023.
Sara Hardman
“Teacher Strikes as Education: The West Virginia Teacher Strikes Framed by a Theory of Counter-Conduct, Performativity, and Aesthetics.” Columbia University, 2022.
Early Career Contribution
to be announced 2025
Nominations will open August, 2024
Award Committee
The award committee is:
Dr. Ashley Taylor, Colgate University (Chair)
Dr. Lana Parker, University of Windsor
Dr. Paula McAvoy, North Carolina University