Denis C. Phillips
Professor (Emeritus) of Education, and by courtesy, of Philosophy, Stanford University

Research Interest

Philosophy of Education and Social Science; for past several decades I have had a special focus on issues in educational research and program evaluation (methodology and design). Also have worked on 19th and 20th century intellectual history, especially the emergence of the social sciences and educational psychology; and have also worked on William James and John Dewey, and on constructivism.

Positions

• President, Philosophy of Education Society (1990-91)
• Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (2001-02)
• Member of writing panel for the NRC/National Academy of Science Report, Scientific Research in Education (2002)
• Chair, Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant Institutions’ Task Force on Doctoral Training (2007-08)

PhD

Organicism and Its Influence on the Philosophical and Educational Writings of John Dewey (Melbourne, 1968)

Publications

“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Many Faces of Constructivism”, Educational Researcher, 1995, 24 (7), pp. 5-12.

The Expanded Social Scientist’s Bestiary (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000)

Postpositivism and Educational Research (Rowman & Littlefield, 2000), with N. Burbules.

Contact Information

School of Education,
485 Lasuen Mall,
STANFORD, CA 94305, USA
(650) 723 2926
dcpphd@stanford.edu