Edited By: Rebecca M. Taylor
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Published on behalf of the University of Illinois, Educational Theory aims to foster the continuing development of educational theory and to stimulate discussion of educational concepts and aims among educators.
We provide a venue for scholars from all educational disciplines to engage in a shared conversation about educational ideas, values, and policy issues.
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First published in 1951, Educational Theory has long served as an important forum for scholarship and debate in the foundations of education. The purpose of the journal is twofold: to foster the continuing development of educational theory and to stimulate discussion of educational concepts and aims among educators.
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New Podcast: See our latest podcast from Nassim Noroozi and Rebecca M. Taylor, guest editors of the symposium Pedagogy and Justice.
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Articles
Indoctrination and the Aims of Democratic Political Education: Challenges and Answers
- 12 June 2025
Signature of Attention: Historical Ambiguities and Elisions in Contemporary Psychological Framings of Attending
- 9 June 2025
Deep ASI Literacy: Educating for Alignment with Artificial Super Intelligent Systems
- 8 June 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Risking Ourselves in Education: Qualification, Socialization, and Subjectification Revisited
- 89-104
- 16 June 2020
WHY “WHAT WORKS” WON’T WORK: EVIDENCE‐BASED PRACTICE AND THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
- 1-22
- 6 February 2007
Reimagining Critical Race Theory in Education: Mental Health, Healing, and the Pathway to Liberatory Praxis
- 491-511
- 19 October 2015
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