Traditional Chinese painting prioritizes expressive brushwork, compositional harmony, and symbolic representation, contrasting with Western realism, which emphasizes technical precision, shading, and perspective. This study examines the enhancement of realistic art literacy in fostering the understanding of Chinese painting traditions in art…

This study conducts a thematic and discourse analysis of Richard Linklater's 2001 film, "Waking Life," focusing on portraying existential anxiety in the film's main characters. By examining the film's narrative through the lens of existentialism, the research aims to understand the characters' experiences as they grapple with fundamental…

This research explores the resilience of interreligious harmony in Kedang, Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, by focusing on the intersection of local culture, religion, and governance. The study identifies three central pillars in the philosophy of life for the Kedang people: the Customary, Religious, and Governmental pillars, which together…

This text presents a comprehensive overview of the author's experiences and contributions to PESA, as well as the themes and concerns that have shaped their academic work. The lecture series, named in the author's honour, aims to foster new thinking among emerging scholars. The author's intellectual journey has been deeply influenced by the…

In this paper I provide a critique of what I refer to as 'perspectival reason', which is the idea that the fundamental setup of human beings in relation to the world is in terms of individuals having perspectives on the world. I argue that the idea of the world as something to view and have a perspective on is not a neutral, trans-historical…

The well-known theory-practice problem in teacher education is further exacerbated by a purely empirically based educational science. Therefore, an understanding of pedagogical action as practical knowledge is proposed here, which understands teaching as a form of art. However, this is not based on the problematic modern concept of art, but on the…

In recent decades, calls to foster safe learning environments have proliferated in the educational scholarship related to citizenship. Examples range from demands to keep young citizens safe in the digital world through to calls to hold safe conversations around controversial issues. These invocations of safety, however, have raised little…

Two growing phenomena, polarization and populism, are significantly shaping how people determine and use truth, sometimes in ways that jeopardize the ability to reason together well. In this Presidential Address to the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society, Sarah M. Stitzlein sheds light on how polarization and populism pose threats to civic…

Capitalism inheres alienation as a fundament of modern life, twisting the root of being such that a sense of pervasive estrangement becomes the condition undergirding much of our phenomenal existence. Alienation, I argue, formed in the cleavage of capital mediation, leaves us reinscribing its tenor across multiple spheres, as we are compelled to…

Recent music education research has consistently highlighted the complex 'dark times' currently faced by many music teachers, felt particularly keenly in contexts where there seems to have been an erosion of education's capacity to nurture more inclusive, diverse, and democratic practices. Academics have therefore consistently called for music…

This book examines the intersection between pedagogy and leadership in intersubjective spaces. The intention is to discover answers to the most important question of educational leadership theory for practice today: who leads learning? This book addresses current misconceptions about pedagogical leadership and pedagogy in schools today. It…

This book examines the experiences of Learning Development as a pedagogic practice in higher education. Taking a philosophical approach, the book uses the perspective of a fictionalised Learning Developer to investigate the nature of power relations within the university, and how and why they lead to an ongoing sense of 'crisis' in higher…

Listening is a familiar activity in education but has received less interest in the literature than speaking, matching its position in our popular culture, which focuses on freedom of speech and extrovert demeanor. Drawing on John Dewey to understand what characterizes creative listening in educational dialogue, this paper argues that creative…

The purpose of this article is threefold: to offer a vision of human flourishing in the academy premised upon 'living in truth', embracing lived experience and being in relation; to explore counterfactual thinking across the life-course, from the period of compulsory schooling to the end of life, with the emphasis on the latter; and to critique…

Often regarded as one of life's few certainties, death is both instantly familiar to us and deeply mysterious. Death is everywhere, yet few of us take the time to consider its significance in shaping human lives. This book addresses the difficult, complex, sensitive subject of death from a unique point of view. Drawing on insights from…