The Israeli contemporary artist, psychoanalyst, philosopher and aesthetics theorist, Bracha L. Ettinger, has made significant impacts with her "Ettingerian Matrixial Theory" since the early 1980s. This feminine-centric post-Lacanian theorizing has been taken up by many scholars and practitioners across diverse countries and disciplines…

There is much more to learn from reading the biographical and philosophical writings of leaders in higher education about what education for librarianship was and should be than from the literature of library education itself. This article contains an alphabetical list with annotations of 23 books on exploring the issues and problems of higher…

The 2014 "Comparative Education Review" bibliography of refereed journal articles on topics relevant to comparative and international education covers all 12 months in 2014 and includes 3,389 entries--a full 30 percent increase over the set of references assembled in the 2013 bibliography. They are drawn from 280 refereed journals, both…

This reference book charts the influence of philosophical ideas that have had the greatest influence on education from ancient Greece to the present. The book covers such classical thinkers as Plato, Augustine, Hypatia, Locke, and Rousseau, as well as such recent figures as Montessori, Heidegger, Du Bois, and Dewey. The encyclopedia consists of…

This guide directs the researcher to materials relating to Carol Gilligan's work in the fields of psychology and gender studies, the scholarly dialogue of her critics, and related authors and works. Its purpose is to present a single resource from which the study of Gilligan's work and influence can grow through varied types of research materials,…

This collection of documents concerns the Analytical Philosophy of Education (APE) and its history. APE was the dominant approach to philosophy of education during the 1960s and 1970s; it is no longer fashionable. The main paper included in this collection sketches the history of APE and attempts to show its relevance to the idea of…

Photos and related illustrations in printed sources and depositories of the educational philanthropist George Peabody (1795-1869) are listed in this bibliography. Sources, including 29 works collected by Franklin Parker, are arranged alphabetically by author's last name or by title of article if no author is given. (ML)

This annotated bibliography lists books which cover the entire range of the history of philosophy and represent the major philosophers and major movements in philosophy. Designed for use by public libraries, it could also be useful in high school libraries. The books listed fall into two categories: (1) major philosophical works written by major…

The purpose of this paper is to: (1) define suicide; (2) explicate Raymond Moody's position on suicide and survival after death; (3) analyze logical connections between divine commands and moral judgments; and (4) offer constructive comments on suicide and suicide prevention. (Author/RC)

Discusses 15 pivotal texts in education that appeared between 1950 and 2002, in part to give each text its warranted celebration, and to encourage newer members of the profession to read these works as part of their ongoing professional development. (SG)

Examines the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and its implications for educational technology. Highlights include deconstruction and poststructuralism; the authority of text; spoken language and representation of thought; and an annotated bibliography that includes 41 sources of information. (LRW)

Until 1970 the philosophy resources at the Academy Library were used in connection with academic studies in English, history, social sciences, or an occasional philosophy course. During that year philosophy courses were re-introduced into the regular academic program and the development of the philosophy collection was begun. This bibliography…

Lists resources on African-American adult education in three categories: 12 in history, 6 in philosophy, and 8 in adult learning and development. Suggests using the sources to provide culturally grounded African-American perspectives in adult education. (SK)

This 98-item bibliography lists works pertaining to the philosophical and religious literature of India, a literature which has long earned the respect of distinguished Western scholars. Included are: foundational works of Indian culture, such as the Bhagavad-Gita, the Holy Vedas, and the Upanishads; works on the rhetorical tradition and…

The document is organized under three broad headings: History, Philosophy, and Biography. The History section is subdivided into the history of (1) sport, (2) physical education, and (3) recreation. The History of Sport section is divided into categories listing documents on modern, medieval, ancient, and preliterate sport. The section on the…