What you will find inside this provocative text:

It should come as no surprise, as the collection of papers in this book
show that we are up against it. Killing those we despise has become
normative in the political minds of both the powerful and the
marginalised. Framing those who are weakest as the architects of their
own disgusting state . it has become commonsense in all societies, rich
and poor.. Any counter-hegemonic project that seeks to rethink social
justice and reframe educational leadership is, without question,
confronting the enormous power of ordinariness, the commonsense...

The studies of philosophy and history of education are under siege. These studies do not attract large grant funds and, to many, do not seem useful, even while much of educational research is dismissed as inconsequential or self-evident and the crisis in American education deepens. Philosophy and history of education have therefore been pushed to the margin--or beyond--in colleges and schools of education, commensurate with the "decline of the humanities" in higher education generally. Philosophy and History of Education examines the complex relationship between these studies, and the value...

The studies of philosophy and history of education are under siege. These studies do not attract large grant funds and, to many, do not seem useful, even while much of educational research is dismissed as inconsequential or self-evident and the crisis in American education deepens. Philosophy and history of education have therefore been pushed to the margin--or beyond--in colleges and schools of education, commensurate with the "decline of the humanities" in higher education generally. Philosophy and History of Education examines the complex relationship between these studies, and the value...