Articles

Knowledge and Schooling revisited, in Oxford Review of Education (forthcoming).

Revisited: What should we teach as controversial? A defense of the epistemic criterion, in Educational Theory (forthcoming).

Knowledge and religious education: a metalogue, in British Journal of Religious Education, forthcoming (with Sally Elton-Chalcraft, Trevor Cooling and Patricia Hannam).

Education, extremism and exemption from basic morality, in Educational Philosophy and Theory (Latest Articles), 2025.

Does indoctrination still matter?, in Educational Theory 75 (2), 2025, pp.276-291.

Tillson on religious initiation, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 58 (1), 2024, pp.104-107.

Education, extremism and aversion to compromise, in Educational Theory 73 (3), 2023, pp.341-354.

Hirst on rational moral education, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 57 (1), 2023, pp.308-322.

Consent and mutuality in sex education, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 56 (5), 2022, pp.677-684.

The future of philosophy of education: a call for practitioner alignment, in Educational Philosophy and Theory 54 (8), 2021, p.1239.

Autonomy, practical rationality and being at one with oneself: a reply to Wendelborn, in Oxford Review of Education 46 (6), 2020, pp.672-677.

Directing moral inquiry: a rejoinder to Cam, Sowey, Lockrobin, Splitter, Sprod and Knight, in Journal of Philosophy in Schools 7 (2), 2020, pp.89-102.

Moral education in the community of inquiry, in Journal of Philosophy in Schools 7 (2), 2020, p.4-20.

Two worries about Educational Goods, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 54 (5), 2020, pp.1371-1374.

On the necessity of school punishment, in Theory and Research in Education 18 (1), 2020, pp.10-22.

Defining morality, applying standards and shaping attitudes: replies to Copson, Hobbs and Kotzee, in Journal of Beliefs and Values 41 (2), 2020, pp.237-240.

Moral education and the justification of basic moral standards: replies to Clayton, Stevens and D’Olimpio, in Journal of Moral Education 48 (4), 2019, pp.529-539.

In defence of rational moral education: replies to Aldridge, de Ruyter and Tillson, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 53 (4), 2019, pp.656-664.

Moral education and indoctrination: replies to John White and John Tillson, in Theory and Research in Education 16 (3), 2018, pp.368-377.

Review of Patriotic Education in a Global Age (Curren and Dorn, 2018), in Theory and Research in Education 16 (1), 2018, pp.132-133. 

On the distinctive educational value of philosophy, in Journal of Philosophy in Schools 5 (1), 2018, pp.4-19.

What do kids know? A response to Karin Murris, in Studies in Philosophy and Education 34 (3), 2015, pp.327-330.

Religious education and religious choice, in Journal of Beliefs and Values 36 (1), 2015, pp.31-39.

Afterwords: response to Warnick and Smith, in Educational Theory 64 (4), 2014, pp.425-426.

Towards a theory of moral education, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 48 (4), 2014, pp.519-532.

Religion, reason and nondirective teaching: a reply to Trevor Cooling, in Journal of Beliefs and Values 35 (1), 2014, pp.79-85.

Framing classroom discussion of same-sex marriage, in Educational Theory 63 (5), 2013, pp.497-510.

A new dawn for faith-based education? Opportunities for religious organisations in the UK’s new school system, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 46 (4), 2012, pp.546-559.

What’s in a worldview? On Trevor Cooling’s Doing God in Education, in Oxford Review of Education 38 (5), 2012, pp.527-537.

What constitutes high quality discussion in science? Research from the Perspectives on Science course, in School Science Review 93 (344), 2012, pp.114-120 (with Ralph Levinson and Ruth Amos).

In defence of Etzioni’s radical multiculturalist, in Ethnicities 11 (3), 2011, pp.350-354.

Discussing controversial issues in the classroom, in Educational Philosophy and Theory 44 (6), 2011, pp.614-629 (with Ralph Levinson).

Patriotism in British schools: teachers’ and students’ perspectives, in Educational Studies 37 (4), 2011, pp.405-418 (with Joanne Pearce).

Patriotism in schools, IMPACT 19, 2011.

Should we promote patriotism in schools?, in Political Studies 59 (2), 2011, pp.328-347.

Education for autonomy: a rejoinder to Aviram and Assor, in Oxford Review of Education 36 (1), 2010, pp.127-131.

On the worthwhileness of theoretical activities, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 43 (s2), 2009, pp.109-121.

Patriotism in British schools: principles, practices and press hysteria, in Educational Philosophy and Theory 41 (4), 2009, pp.453-465 (with Joanne Pearce).

What should we teach as controversial? A defense of the epistemic criterion, in Educational Theory 58 (2), 2008, pp.213-228.

Review of Intelligence, Destiny and Education (White, 2006), in Theory and Research in Education 6 (1), 2008, pp.123-126.

Is religious education possible? A response to Philip Barnes, in Studies in Philosophy and Education 27 (1), 2007, pp.71-75.

The concept of intelligence, in London Review of Education 5 (1), 2007, pp.35-46.

Should we teach homosexuality as a controversial issue?, in Theory and Research in Education 5 (1), 2007, pp.69-86.

In defence of the opposite sex: a reply to Goldman and Collier, in Sex Education 7 (1), 2007, pp.101-104.

Against autonomy as an educational aim, in Oxford Review of Education 32 (4), 2006, pp.535-550.

Review of Religion, Education and Post-modernity (Wright, 2004), in Journal of Philosophy of Education 39 (1), 2005, pp.171-173.

Review of Visions of Jewish Education (Fox, S. et al., 2003), in Journal of Beliefs and Values 25 (1), 2004, pp.93-95. 

Religious upbringing: a rejoinder to Mackenzie, Gardner and Tan, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 38 (4), 2004, pp.639-648. 

The problem with faith schools: a reply to my critics, in Theory and Research in Education 2 (3), 2004, pp.343-353.

On the desirability of education: a reply to John Wilson, in British Journal of Educational Studies 52 (1), 2004, pp.18-27.

Is compulsory Religious Education justified? A dialogue, in Journal of Education and Christian Belief 8 (2), 2004, pp.101-112, with John White. (Reprinted in Journal of Christian Education 47 (2 and 3), pp.119-133.)

A philosophical objection to faith schools, in Theory and Research in Education 1 (1), 2003, pp.89-99.

The meaning of spiritual education, in Oxford Review of Education 29 (3), 2003, pp.391-401.

Religious upbringing reconsidered, in Journal of Philosophy of Education 36 (4), 2002, pp.545-557.