November 9-10, 2001 

Educational Studies Department

33 E. Congress

Chicago, Illinois.

Rooms 403 and 404.

Hostess:

Ava Belisle-Chatterjee, Chairperson

Dept. of Educational Studies

FIRST CONCURRENT SESSIONS

12:30 P.M TO 1:40 P.M.

ROOM 403: TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION

Louis Silverstein, Columbia College Chicago "People are Special or so I Would Like to Think"

Clyde Winters, "Dewey and the Organization of Learning on the World Wide Web"

Governors State University

Chairperson: Alexander Makedon, Chicago State University.

ROOM 404: HISTORICAL STUDIES OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

Madonna Murphy, "Friedrich Froebel." University of St. Francis

Jim Willgoose, "Retreat to the Form of Experience." Southern Illinois University.

Chairperson: Charlesetta M. Ellis, Chicago State University.

SECOND CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

1:40 P.M. TO 2:50 P.M.

ROOM 403: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Suzanne Rosenblith, "An Issue of Respect." University of Wisconsin—Madison

Peter J. Goldstone, "Plagiarism in Talmudic Law." Temple University.

Chairperson: Walter P. Krolikowski, S.J., Emeritus Loyola University Chicago.

ROOM 404: ETHICS OF SCHOOLING

Jeffrey S. Brooks, "Visions of Freedom." University of Missouri

Charlotte Leona Frye,"The Concept of Nepotism." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Chairperson: Irene Chalmers Neubauer, Emerita, Fairmont State College (West Virginia).

THIRD CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

2:50 TO 4:00 P.M.

ROOM 403: RICHARD RORTY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

James Scott Johnston, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "Is There a Problem with Method?"

Duck-Joo Kwak, Teachers College, Columbia University. "Cavell's Alternative to Rorty's Liberal Ironist."

Co-Chairpersons: Philip L. Smith, Ohio State University and Arthur Bollman, Ohio State University.

ROOM 404: TEACHERS' SYMPATHY FOR STUDENTS

Don Hufford, "Loving Relationships." Newman University

Clarence Joldersma, "Why Value Students?" Calvin College.

Chairperson: Louis Silverstein, Columbia College-Chicago.

BUSINESS MEETING

4:00 TO 5:00 P.M.

ROOM 404.

Presiding: MPES President Charlesetta Ellis, Chicago State University.

Associate: MPES Secretary-Treasurer Percy Moore, Wayne State University.

12:40 P.M. TO 1:50 P.M.

ROOM 403: LANGUAGE, CRITICAL THINKING, AND EDUCATION

Wei Rose Zhang, "The Disguise of Critical Thinking." Eastern Illinois University

Jeffrey S. Brooks, "General Semantics in Historical Context." University of Misouri.

Chairperson: Michael A. Oliker, Midwest PES.

ROOM 404: EPISTEMOLOGY, LEARNING THEORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

Yoram Lubling, "The Educational Practice of Philosophy." Elon University (North Carolina)

Jessica C. Kimmell, "Constructivism." Trinity University (Texas).

Chairperson: Joseph Yacoub, Notre Dame University (Lebanon).

FIFTH CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1:50 to 3 P.M.

ROOM 403: CAREER EDUCATION AND CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY

Lawrence Kimmell, "Liberal / Literate/ Education." Trinity University (Texas)

Emery Hyslop-Margison, "Liberalizing Career Education." Ball State University (Indiana).

Chairperson: Don G. Smith, Eastern Illinois University.

ROOM 404: VIOLENCE AND HATRED IN SCHOOLING

Ian M. Harris, "Soft and Hard Responses to School Violence." University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

Michael A. Oliker, "Hollow Triumph: A Fictional Tragedy." Midwest PES.

Chairperson: Peter Goldstone, Temple University.

SIXTH CONCURRENT SESSIONS

3:00 P.M. TO-4:10 P.M.

ROOM 403: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATIONAL TESTING

Darren Pascavage, "Objectivity and Standardized Testing." Georgia State University.

Peter Goldstone, "Nicholas Lemann's THE BIG TEST." Temple University.

Chairperson: Ronald Swartz, Oakland University (Michigan).

ROOM 404: "IDEOLOGY AND AUTHORITY IN EDUCATION"

Don G. Smith, Eastern Illinois University and Jon M. Fennell.

Chairperson: Olivet Jagusah, Eastern Illinois University

SEVENTH CONCURRENT SESSIONS

4:10 P.M. TO 5:20 P.M.

ROOM 403: RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

Robert P. Craig, "Tony DeMello on Education." University of Houston

Joseph Yacoub," Life as the Ultimate Value." Notre Dame University (Lebanon).

Chairperson: Walter P. Krolikowski, S. J. Emeritus, Loyola University.

ROOM 404: MULTICULTURALISM AND EDUCATION

Allan Johnston, "Popular Culture, Multi-Culture and Education." Oakton Community College

Guillemette Johnston, "Hermeneutics and Ethics in the Classroom." DePaul University.

Chairperson: Stephen Haymes, DePaul University.

ADJOURNMENT

5:20 P.M.

(Saturday, November 10, 2001.)

Charlesetta M. Ellis, Chicago State University.

VICE PRESIDENT:

Richard Pipan, Oakland University (Michigan);

SECRETARY/TREASURER:

Percy Moore, Wayne State University.

Work:(313) 577-0577

Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Program

Wayne State University, 5700 Cass Avenue, Ste. 2122

Detroit, MI 48202

E-mail:<percy.l.moore@wayne.edu>

Home: 2254 W. Boston Blvd; Detroit, Michigan 48206; (313) 956-7589.

Olivet Jagusah, Eastern Illinois University

Darren Pascavage, Georgia State University

Don G. Smith, Eastern Illinois University

PROGRAM COMMITTEE 2001:

Michael A. Oliker, Chair; Executive Director MPES

Stephen Haymes, DePaul University (Chicago)

Irene Chalmers Neubauer, Emerita, Fairmont State College (West Virginia).

ARRANGEMENTS:

Louis Silverstein, Ph.D. Dept. of Liberal Education;

Columbia College Chicago, 600 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL. 60605.

Telephones: 312-344-7634 ; 312-344-8061 (fax); E-Mail:

lsilverstein@popmail.colum.edu

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Alexander Makedon,

Chicago State University

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Website: http://webs.csu.edu/~amakedon/mpes/mpes.html

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Michael A. Oliker, 5006 W. Grace St., Chicago, IL 60641.

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MANAGING EDITOR OF PROCEEDINGS:

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E-mail: mohalloran@mindspring.com

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Work:(313) 577-0577

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