Personal profile
Research interests
Social Justice and education for democracy
Environmental education
Mental health education
Arts Education
Biography
Dr Adrian Skilbeck is the programme leader for the MA in Philosophy of Education and co-convenor with Dr Alexis Gibbs of the Centre for Philosophy of Education, as well as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education and Childhood Studies. Adrian holds a BA in Drama and Philosophy from the University of East Anglia, an MA in Philosophy from Birkbeck College and a PhD in Philosophy of Education from University College London. Adrian also taught and examined in secondary schools for over twenty years.
Publications
Expressing an interest in mental health education
‘A thin net over an abyss’: Greta Thunberg and the Importance of Words in Addressing the Climate Crisis
Problematising ‘Transformative’ Environmental Education in a Climate Crisis
Anxieties of Democracy and Education: Naoko Saito's American Philosophy in Translation
On Not Sparing Others the Trouble of Thinking: Wittgenstein and Education
Skilbeck, Adrian. 2017. "Dewey on Seriousness, Playfulness and the Role of the Teacher" Education Sciences 7, no. 1: 16.
Education Sciences | Free Full-Text | Dewey on Seriousness, Playfulness and the Role of the Teacher (mdpi.com)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Serious Words for Serious Subjects: Stanley Cavell and the Human Voice in Education, University College London
1 Sept 2011 → 18 Jul 2018
Award Date: 18 Jul 2018
Master, Philosophy
1 Sept 2008 → 1 Nov 2010
Award Date: 1 Nov 2010
Bachelor, Drama and Philosophy, University of East Anglia
1 Sept 1986 → 31 Jul 1989
Award Date: 31 Jul 1989