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Education, Philosophy, and Society

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Kristján Kristjánsson
University of Birmingham
2
Bhawan Singh Chalaune
Far-western University
3
Áine Mahon
University College Dublin
4
Gerald Posselt
Industrial Union of Metalworkers
5
Molly Hiro
University of Portland
6
Anne L. L. Tang
Lingnan University
7
Cynthia D. Villarreal
University of Southern California
8
Laura Galluzo
Politecnico di Milano
9
Sara Hardman
Columbia University
10
Fintan McCutcheon
Unknown

Rising Stars Papers

1
Was Aristotle right about moral decision-making? Building a new empirical model of practical wisdom
PLoS ONE|2025
34 cit.
2
The proper scope of education for flourishing
Journal of Philosophy of Education|2024
21 cit.
3
Wellness versus flourishing in medical education: a critique toward a new synthesis
Metamedicine|2025
5 cit.
4
Epiphanic versus incremental routes to moral growth
Journal of Moral Education|2025
5 cit.
5
The university as sanctuary: home and unhomeliness
Journal of Philosophy of Education|2024
2 cit.
6
‘There are many more gaps in moral education. We need to bridge them all’: Interview with Tobias Krettenauer, recipient of the Kuhmerker Career Award 2024
Journal of Moral Education|2025
2 cit.
7
Job prospects, useful knowledge, and the ‘rip-off’ University: returning to John Henry Newman in our post-pandemic moment
Ethics and Education|2024
1 cit.
8
‘Sharing’, Selfhood, and Community in an Age of Academic Twitter
Journal of Interactive Media in Education|2024
1 cit.
9
“It’s not my place to speak”: socioeconomically disadvantaged students and the university lecture
Educational Review|2025
1 cit.
10
Advancing Understanding of the Complexities of Niceness in Educational Leadership: Unpacking Contexts, Complicity, and the Harms of Niceness
Education Sciences|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Annelies van Uden
Utrecht University
2
Seán Henry
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
3
Franz Andres Morrissey
University of Bern
4
Valentina Castronuovo
Università degli Studi della Tuscia
5
Jen McDaneld
University of Portland
6
Chioma C. Ezeh
Kwara State University
7
Eli Kramer
University of Warsaw
8
Ambra Borin
Politecnico di Milano
9
Yijun Gu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
10
Emma Williams
University of Warwick

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Introduction: The crisis in mental health and education
Journal of Philosophy of Education|2022
11 cit.
2
‘Laughing ourselves out of the closet’: comedy as a queer pedagogical form
Ethics and Education|2023
7 cit.
3
Humanities at the centre: Insights from building a public humanities program
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education|2022
6 cit.
4
Balance: Benefit or bromide?
Journal of Philosophy of Education|2022
3 cit.
5
Losing Cultural Heritage due to Anthropic Environmental Disasters: An Application of the DPSIR Spiral Framework
Sustainability|2023
3 cit.
6
Bibliometrics and Qualitative Assessment: a Pragmatist Approach
Contemporary Pragmatism|2023
3 cit.
7
Establishing a Research-Focused Liberal Arts College in China: Duke Kunshan University
Daedalus|2024
3 cit.
8
Sexuality education and religion: From dialogue to conversation
Journal of Philosophy of Education|2022
2 cit.
9
Education for a better future? Theory, practice, and social justice
Ethics and Education|2025
2 cit.
10
Making a drama out of a mental health crisis
Journal of Philosophy of Education|2022
1 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Winifred Curran
DePaul University
2
Sharon Gewirtz
Centre for Public Policy Research
3
Graham Smith
Queen's University
4
Kitty te Riele
University of Tasmania
5
Alison Clark
University of London
6
John Garrick
Arden University
7
John I’Anson
University of Stirling
8
Juan Escámez Sánchez
Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr
9
Ayesha Masood
University of Lahore
10
Michael A. Peters
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Neoliberalism, higher education and the knowledge economy: from the free market to knowledge capitalism
Journal of Education Policy|2005
2.4k cit.
2
For Slow Scholarship: A Feminist Politics of Resistance through Collective Action in the Neoliberal University
Open Collections|2015
815 cit.
3
Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology
E-Learning and Digital Media|2011
593 cit.
4
Circuits of Schooling: A Sociological Exploration of Parental Choice of School in Social Class Contexts
The Sociological Review|1995
474 cit.
5
Conceptualizing social justice in education: mapping the territory
Journal of Education Policy|1998
464 cit.
6
School choice, social class and distinction: the realization of social advantage in education
Journal of Education Policy|1996
398 cit.
7
Just green enough: contesting environmental gentrification in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Local Environment|2012
355 cit.
8
Education, Enterprise Culture and the Entrepreneurial Self: A Foucauldian Perspective
Journal of educational enquiry|2009
318 cit.
9
Reimagining the new pedagogical possibilities for universities post-Covid-19
Educational Philosophy and Theory|2020
289 cit.
10
The Origins and Status of Action Research
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science|1984
270 cit.

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