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Jul 31, 2015 · Jackson rose to many leadership roles in his field. He served as president of the American Educational Research Association from 1989-90, was a member of the National Academy of Education, and for several years edited the American Journal of Education.
Philip Wesley Jackson (December 2, 1928, in Vineland – July 21, 2015, in Chicago) was an American pedagogue who was professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. During his career, he also served as president of the American Educational Research Association and of the John Dewey Society .
Member Since: 1972. Philip W. Jackson is David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. He received his PhD from Teachers College, Columbia University. He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and the John Dewey Society. His writings include Life in Classrooms, The ...
Sep 7, 2012 · What is Education? – by Philip W. Jackson. Discussions of education are rather like the old tale of the blind villagers who, after grasping different parts of an elephant, make vain attempts to describe that great creature to one another. All participants have an empirically-based conviction that their accounts reflect reality as well as the ...
Nov 7, 2011 · Philip W. Jackson (1929–2015) was the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Education and Psychology and in the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books, including Life in Classrooms , The Practice of Teaching , and John Dewey and the Philosopher’s Task .
