Articles

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.