Welcome to the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society (SAPES) website. SAPES was founded over half a century ago in order to:

• promote the fundamental philosophical study of education.
  

• promote the philosophical treatment of the problems and issues of education through the opportunities afforded by annual meetings.
  

• advance and improve teaching and scholarship in the philosophy of education in schools for the education of teachers and other educators
  

• cultivate fruitful working relationships in philosophy of education among educators, educational philosophers, and philosophers in general
  

• encourage promising students in the field of philosophy of education.
  

57th Annual Conference of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society

Appalachian State University  -- Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12 - 13, 2012

Today, SAPES consists  of scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds who meet annually to  discuss issues related to the philosophy of education and other foundational concerns.

Included are philosophers, historians, sociologists and anthropologists of education as well as others whose work illuminates the relationship between schools and wider society.  

Past meetings were devoted to such topics as Politics and the Future of Academic Freedom, Building Bridges, Education and the Market Ideology  and War, Terror, Violence and the Responsibility of Educators.

SAPES Yearbook.pdf

Information for Conference Presenters:

Click on the text icon to the right to access the Yearbook Submission Guidelines

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 57th Annual Meeting of the South Atlantic Philosophy of Education Society (SAPES) will be held at Appalachian State University's Reich College of Education in Boone, NC on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12 - Oct. 13, 2012.

Conference Theme: Educating for Social and Eco-Justice

• Click on this link for information: Call for Papers
  

 

2012_SAPES_call.docx

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