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DeVitis, Old Dominion University  \nI began my academic career in foundations of education in 1972. At that time, the analytic philosophy movement held sway and was the cornerstone of meetings of the Philosophy of Education Society. I attended such meetings only sporadically, sensing that the dominant movement in the field dug a black hole in terms of what was going on in what Harry Broudy then called “the real world of the public schools.”1 It was the start of a long marginalized sojourn in my chosen studies. Now, forty years later, I view the tail end of the postmodernist movement—and the same sinking feeling of marginalization erodes my existence. As one will note throughout this essay, it doesn’t have to be that way. The foundations of education can offer powerful lenses for educational change, but we need to be astute as to what we intend, how we study policy and practice, and what our audiences are. If we want to continue to talk to ourselves, analytic philosophy and postmodernism may be just fine (at least for some of our sisters and brethren) . If we want to alter public conditions in school and society (which has been my paramount aim), we should go beyond such movements that the public will only continue to ignore. In a word, we should require more relevant substance—and action—from foundations of education. More positively, I hope to show how we can emerge as more consequential in helping save our profession—and creating a better “real world” for educational and social institutions.  \nHow Foundations of Education Can Help Higher Education  \nIn their recent landmark study of undergraduate education in America, Academically Adrift, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa question whether our colleges and universities are really able to justify their traditionally exalted reputations.2 They paint a rather dismal portrait of how little learning may actually be taking place on our campuses. If their report is substantially accurate, academe will have to defend itself against strident calls for change from the public, policymakers, and politicians of all stripes. The latter will be asking these kinds of questions: do students, parents, and employers regard higher education as primarily a credentialing institution, regardless of how much or little learning is occurring? Are students reading and writing far less than previous generations? In particular, are they doing less lengthy, sustained reading and writing? Has academic rigor been on the wane for some time now? Is the academy nurturing critical thinking or simply giving lip service to that taken-for-granted goal? The foundations of education can offer significant antidotes to this assumed academic malaise if the public, policymakers, politicians, and even our teacher education colleagues understand and agree to unleash the full  \n1. Harry S. Broudy, The Real World of the Public Schools (New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1972) .  \n2. Richard Arum & Josipa Roksa, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011) .  \npower of our field. Instead, our offerings have been marginalized and largely set aside. At the same time, university leaders continue to call for more preparation in civic and moral education. I know of few fields that can perform that function better than the foundations of education. To paraphrase John Lennon, all we are asking is to give us more of a chance.  \nHow Foundations of Education Can Help Public Education  \nAt the P-12 level, educational foundations can help the public identify underlying political intentions and enable it to better scrutinize policies and practices. Educational foundations can thus allow the public to go beyond ahistorical, asocial reasoning (assuming it is interested in doing so—and that is a huge question) . The foundations of education can prod governmental entities to build and analyze evid","cbCaidzIP0SgvdV5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidzIP0SgvdV5","pdf",349795,"English","# Defending and Goading the Foundations of Education\n## How Foundations of Education Can Help Higher Education\n## How Foundations of Education Can Help Public Education","[{\"question\":\"What concern does the author raise about analytic philosophy and postmodernism in education foundations?\",\"answer\":\"The author argues that these movements have contributed to marginalization and offer insufficiently relevant substance for meaningful educational change and action.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the essay connect education foundations to higher education reform?\",\"answer\":\"It uses findings about limited undergraduate learning to suggest colleges must justify their reputation, and it claims education foundations can strengthen academic rigor and counter perceived academic malaise.\"},{\"question\":\"What role should education foundations play in public P-12 education?\",\"answer\":\"They should help the public scrutinize political intentions and policies, support evidence-based conclusions rather than folklore or slogans, and enable deeper cultural and policy shifts.\"}]","Defending and Goading the Foundations of Education | PDF",1792089191,15]