Biography

David I. Waddington received his Ph.D. in philosophy of education from Stanford University in 2006. His ongoing research interests include John Dewey's educational thought, the history of progressive education, and philosophical issues surrounding science and technology in education.

Prior to his arrival at Concordia, he served for one year as a postdoctoral fellow in Stanford's Introduction to the Humanities Program, where he taught courses in political philosophy and the history of science.

He has published articles on technology in education, including Heidegger's philosophy of technology and the ethics of violent video games, and he has also written several articles on John Dewey's work. He is an active member of the John Dewey Society, and is a regular contributor to the John Dewey Society's Social Issues blog.

Education

B.A. (Honours), Philosophy, Mount Allison University, 2001

M.A., Philosophy, Stanford University, 2004

Ph.D., Philosophy of Education, Stanford University, 2006

Grants

(2008-2011) "Evaluating Citizenship Development in Québec's Science and Technology Program," FQRSC, $31,491.

Awards

(2008) Canadian Society for the Study of Education New Scholar Fellowship

Articles

Waddington, D.I. (2009) "Uncovering Hegelian Connections: A New Look at Dewey's Educational Ideas", Education and Culture, in press.

Waddington, D.I. (2009) "Building on Dangerous Ground: Sense of Purpose Research and Demarcating Problematic Purposes",Alberta Journal of Education Research, in press.

Waddington, D.I. (2008) "John Dewey: Closet Conservative?" Paideusis, 17(2), 51-63.

Waddington, D. I. (2007). Locating the Wrongness in Ultra-violent Video Games. Ethics and Information Technology, 9(2), 121-128.

Waddington, D.I. (2005). A Field Guide to Heidegger: Understanding 'The Question Concerning Technology'. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 37(4), 567-583.

Warnick, B. R., & Waddington, D. I. (2004). The Gathering: An Ethical and Educational Criterion for Educational Technology. Educational Technology, 44(5) 24-32.

Conference Presentations

Stemhagen, K. & D.I. Waddington (2009). Beyond the "Pragmatic Acquiescence" Controversy: Some Educational Implications of a Reconciliation of the Thought of Lewis Mumford and John Dewey. American Educational Research Association, April 2009.

Waddington, D.I. and A. Imbriglio (2009). Integrated or Marginalized? The Place of STS Themes in Québec Secondary Cycle One Textbooks, May 2009.

Waddington, D.I. (2009). Looking Back, Looking Forward: Dewey's Admiration of Jefferson. Canadian Philosophy of Education Society, May 2009.

Waddington, D. I. (2008). John Dewey and Technological Transparency. Society for the Social Studies of Science Annual Meeting, October 2007.

Waddington, D. I. (2008). The Art of Scientific Self-Defence: Transforming Dewey's Idea of Technological Transparency. Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies Annual Meeting, June 2008.

Waddington, D. I. (2008). Uncovering Hegelian Connections: A New Look at Dewey's Early Educational Ideas. Canadian Philosophy of Education Society Annual Meeting, June 2008

Corngold, J. & D. I. Waddington (2006). "Teacher Neutrality: Implications for the Political Science Classroom." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 2006.

Corngold, J. & D. I. Waddington (2006). "Teacher Neutrality: A Contextual Approach." (Co-authored with Josh Corngold) 4th International Conference on Civic Education, January 2006.

Courses Taught

EDUC 230, Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

ESTU 601, Philosophical Issues in Educational Research

ESTU 606, Exploring the Educational Thought of John Dewey

Dr. Ratna Ghosh is James McGill Professor and William C. Macdonald Professor of Education at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Her areas of teaching and research are diversity and equity in education and women's empowerment. She has prestigious research grants and publications in these areas.

She was Dean of Education from July 1998 to December 2003.  She was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2000, Officer of the Order of Quebec 2005, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1999. She is also a Full Member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities. Her publications in books, journals and encyclopaedias, her prestigious grants and teaching, reflect her varied research interests, which include education and technology. She has done research in Canada, Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Keynote Addresses are:

Democratizing Education in India: the paradox of the Reservation Policy on March 30, 2007 at the China India Development and Relations Symposium (CIDRS) hosted by the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations in New York City.

Global Challenges for Internationalization in Higher Education on February 23, 2007 as a Public Lecture at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Education and Canada and Multicultural Reality onDecember 12, 2006 at the Centre for Canadian Studies hosted by University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

Globalization and the Impact on the Education of Women in Indiaon October 4, 2006 at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

Some of the recent publications of Dr. Ratna Ghosh are as follows: