Dr. James S. Kaminsky
 Professor
Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology
Auburn University, 36849
(334) 844-3052
fax 334-844-3072

skaminjs@auburn.edu

 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

Date of Birth: 23rd July, 1945

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

B. A. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (9/63-8/67) Political Science.

M. A. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. (3/68-8/69) Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.

Ph. D. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. (1/70-3/73) Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education.

ACADEMIC AWARDS:

Auburn University Author's Cup
Kappa Delta Pi
Phi Delta Kappa
Phi Beta Delta

FACULTY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE: (Auburn University)

1997-1998 Member, Auburn University, African-American Concerns Committee. 1997-1998 Member, Auburn University, President's Commission on School Leadership for the 21st Century.

1996-1997 Department Leader, Term to Semester Transition Committee.

1995-1996 Department Leader, Higher Education Sports Management, Graduate School Minor.

1995-1996 Department Leader, NCATE continuing accreditation.

1994-1995 Leader, College of Education, State of Alabama reaccreditation review, Educational Psychology.

1994-1995 Leader, College of Education, State of Alabama reaccreditation review, Social Foundations.

1994-1995 Leader, College of Education, State of Alabama reaccreditation review, Educational Media.

1993-1996 Member, Executive Committee, Professional Development Schools Committee of Auburn University and Auburn City Schools.

1993-1995 Leader, College of Education, State of Alabama reaccreditation review, Educational Leadership.

1993-1994 Chair, Leadership and Administration Committee Professional Development Schools-Auburn University and Auburn City Schools.

1993-present Member, East Alabama Education Consortium.

1993-present Member, Search Committee Director of Learning Resource Center.

1993-1994 Member, Computer Technology Curriculum and Course Construction Committee, Committee of the State of Alabama.

1993-present Chair, Auburn University/University of South Alabama Cooperative Doctorate Committee.

1992-present Head of the Department, Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology.

1992-present Member, College Council, College of Education, Auburn University.

1992-present Member, Curriculum Design Unit Assurance Seminar.

1992-1993 Chair, Minority Recruitment Committee.

1992-1993 Coordinator, Faculty Peer Review.

1991-1992 Chair, Mentoring Committee.

FACULTY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE: (University of New England, Australia)

1985-1986 Associate Dean, Faculty of Education. Acting Dean, Faculty of Education (From time to time).

1981-1985 Chair, (Assistant Dean) Research Programme.

1980-1981 Chair, (Assistant Dean) Teacher Education Programme.

1977-1988 Member, Standing Committee of the Faculty of Education.

1987-1988 Acting Head of Centre, Social and Cultural Studies.

1986-1988 Member, Academic Board.

1986-1988 Member, Proctorial Board of Academic Board.

1976-1978 President, Duval College Senior Common Room.

1974-1982 Member, Duval College Senior Common Room.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND SERVICE: (Auburn University)

1998-2001 Member, Membership Committee, Philosophy of Education Society.

1998 -2004 Reappointed, Graduate Faculty, Auburn University.

1995-1996 Past President, Southeast Philosophy of Education Society.

1995-1996 Chair, Alabama, Professors of Social Foundations of Education Group.

1994-1995 President, Southeast Philosophy of Education Society.

1993-1994 Vice-President, Southeast Philosophy of Education Society.

1992-1993 Conference and Program Organizer, 1993 Southeast Philosophy of Education Society Forty-fifth Annual Conference, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

1990-1997 Appointed, Graduate Faculty, Auburn University.

1991-1992 Member, Nominating Committee, American Educational Studies Association.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND SERVICE: (University of New England, Australia)

1987-1989 Executive Board, Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia.

1985-1986 Organizer and Convener, 1986 Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W., September 1-5, 1986.

1985-1986 Co-Organizer, 1986 Conference on Applied Philosophy and Educational Administration, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W., August 29-September 1.

1984-1985 Co-Organizer, 1985 Conference on Applied Philosophy and Educational Administration, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, November 10-11, 1985.

MEMBERSHIPS:

American Educational Research Association.

American Educational Studies Association.

Eastern Educational Research Association.

John Dewey Society.

Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia.

Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.

Philosophy of Education Society.

Professors of Education Society.

Southeast Philosophy of Education Society.

VISITING APPOINTMENTS:

1/1/1989- 6/30/1989 Stanford University, Visiting Scholar, School of Education. Palo Alto.

6/30/1989- 12/1/1989 Cambridge University, Visiting Scholar, Department of Education. Cambridge, United Kingdom.

6/1/1982- 12/1/1982 University of Hawaii, Visiting Colleague, Department of Social Foundations of Education. Honolulu.

1/1/1977- 6/30/1997 Michigan State University, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Social Foundations of Education. E. Lansing.

SKETCH OF PREVIOUS POSITION:

1974-1989 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Cultural Studies in Education, University of New England, Armidale N. S. W. Australia.

In March of 1974 Dr. Kaminsky was appointed as Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of New England. He was promoted to the level of Senior Lecturer in 1980.

During his tenure at the University he was responsible for the Centre's introductory foundations Course and for courses in philosophy of education, anthropology and multicultural education, and social policy. He also contributed to the Centre's sociology courses.

He was an active administrator in the affairs of his department, faculty and university. He was the convener of the department's seminar series and was acting head of department on many occasions. He played an active part in the administration of the faculty as a member of Standing Committee from 1977-1988, Chair of the Research Programme, and Associate Dean. He also had significant experience in university administration as a member of the Academic Board of the university.

His research during this period was published in Educational Theory, The Journal of Educational Administration, The Journal of Educational Thought, The Australian Journal of Education, and other places.

Dr. Kaminsky was executive editor of Educational Philosophy and Theory.

PRIOR POSITIONS:

1973-1974 Senior Extension Lecturer, Department of Educational Foundations, in conjunction with the Department of Continuing Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

1972-1973 Instructor, Humanities Teaching Institute; Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

1967-1970 Teacher, Birch Run Area Schools; Birch Run, Michigan.

PUBLICATIONS:

Book

Kaminsky, James S. 1993. A new history of educational philosophy. Massachusetts: Greenwood Press. pp. v-xxiv, 3-278.

Reviewed by: Gerald L. Gutek. 1994. "A new history of educational philosophy." Educational Studies (25) 1: 34-38.

Reviewed by: Francis Schrag. 1994. "A view of our enterprise." Educational Theory (44) 3: 361-369.

Custom Books in Support of Teaching:

Kaminsky, James S., King, Kimberly L., and Ivan E. Watts. 2004. Diversity of learners and settings, Second Custom Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing. Pp. iii -- 478.

Kaminsky, James S., King, Kimberly L., and Ivan E. Watts. 2002. Readings in education. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing. Pp. iii -- 450.

 Editorship

Kaminsky, James S. [Executive Editor] 1989. Educational Philosophy and Theory (21) 1.

Kaminsky, James S. [Executive Editor] 1989. Educational Philosophy and Theory (21) 2.

Kaminsky, James S. [Executive Editor] 1988. Educational Philosophy and Theory (20) 1.

Kaminsky, James S. [Executive Editor] 1988. Educational Philosophy and Theory (20) 2.

Kaminsky, James S. [Executive Editor] 1987. Educational Philosophy and Theory (19) 1.

Kaminsky, James S. [Executive Editor] 1987. Educational Philosophy and Theory (19) 2.

Guest Editorship

Kaminsky, James S. and Mullen, Carol, Eds. 2000. Escapes from High Theory (special issue). International Journal of Leadership in Education. (3)3.

Articles

Kaminsky, James S. 2006.  Paul Goodman, thirty years later: Growing up absurd, Compulsory mis-education, and the community of scholars, a retrospective. Teachers College Record. (108) 3.

Kaminsky, James S. 2000. Dangerous reading: Foucault and postmodern thought. Inquiry (XIX) 4: 41-50

Kaminsky, James S. 2000. "The pragmatic educational administrator: Local theory, schooling, and postmodernism reviled." International Journal of Leadership in Education. 3 (3): 1-33.

Kaminsky, James S. 1997. "Texts, text, and texualism." 1997 Yearbook of the Philosophy of Education Society. Champaign, ILL: University of Illinois Press.

Kaminsky, James S. 1997. "Autonomy, community, democracy, and education." In Education, Autonomy and Democratic Citizenship in a Changing World, Ed. David Bridges. The New Routledge Library of Philosophy of Education. London: Routledge.

Kaminsky, James S. 1996. "Philosophy of education, professional organizations." In Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy. Ed. J. J. Chambliss. New York: Garland Publishing.

Kaminsky, James S. 1996. "Tony W. Johnson. Discipleship or pilgrimage?: The educator's quest for philosophy." (review). In Educational Philosophy and Theory. (28) 2: 76-77.

Kaminsky, James S. 1992. "A new history of philosophy of education in the United States: A prologue." Journal of Education. (174) 1: 31-51.

Kaminsky, James S. 1992. "A pre-history of educational philosophy in the United States: 1861 to 1914." Harvard Educational Review. (62) 2: 179-198.

Kaminsky, James S. 1991. "Some antecedents of educational philosophy in Britain with particular reference to social science." Educational Studies (17) 3: 217-232.

Kaminsky, James S. 1989. "A comprehensive index of Educational Philosophy and Theory." Educational Philosophy and Theory (21) 1: 72-77.

Kaminsky, James S. 1988. "Philosophy of education in Australasia: A definition and a history." Educational Philosophy and Theory (20) 1: 12-26.

Kaminsky, James S. 1988. "The first 600 months . . . revisited: A response to Harris. Educational Philosophy and Theory"(20) 1: 50, 59-62.

Kaminsky, James S. 1987. "A protocol in applied philosophy of education: Quality of Education in Australia, reconsidered." Education Research and Perspectives (14) 2: 100-109.

Kaminsky, James S. 1986. "Legal reasoning, recipes, ethics, values, educational administration and applied philosophy." The Journal of Educational Thought (20) 1: 20-30.

Kaminsky, James S. 1986. "The first 600 months of philosophy of education-1935-1985: A deconstructionist account." Educational Philosophy and Theory (18) 2: 42-48.

Kaminsky, James S. 1985. "Marxist educational theory: Reflections on Cambodia." Australian Journal of Education (29) 1: 17-35.

Kaminsky, James S. 1983. "Youth unemployment and education." New Education (5) 1: 23-31.

Kaminsky, James S. 1983. "Kaminsky's reflections on the 'Freedom and Authority Addendum;' or, returning Smithson's philosophy for his own use." Journal of Educational Administration (XXI) 1: 93-97.

Kaminsky, James S. 1982. "The influence of the United States upon Australian education." Educational Perspectives (21) 4: 4-6.

Kaminsky, James S. 1981. "The Bakke decision (98 S. Ct. 2733 [1978]): Positive discrimination and the practice of racially nondiscriminatory education." Education Research and Perspectives (8) 2: 53-67.

Kaminsky, James S. 1981. "The 'Freedom and Authority Memorandum': A philosophical addendum in educational administration." Journal of Educational Administration (XIX) 2: 187-200.

Kaminsky, James S. 1980. "Simon's complaint." Philosophy of Education Society Newsletter (3) 2.

Kaminsky, James S. 1980. "Educational intervention and youth unemployment." Philosophy of Education Society Newsletter (3) 3.

Kaminsky, James S. 1979. "Curtis, Bernard and Wolfe Mays, Phenomenology and education: Self-consciousness and its development," (review). In Journal of Educational Administration (XVIII) 2: 284.

Kaminsky, James S. 1978. "Professional legal education in New South Wales and the disestablishment of Articles." Education Research and Perspectives (5) 2: 40-44.

Kaminsky, James S. 1978. "Ronald Dore, The diploma disease: Education qualification, and development," (review). In Educational Forum (XLIII) 1: 121-122.

Kaminsky, James S. 1975. "C/PBTE: An investigation in the philosophy of social science and competency/performance based teacher education." Educational Theory (25): 303-313.

Kaminsky, James S. 1975. "J. A. Johnston, Six questions: Controversy and conflict in education," (review). In The University of New England Bulletin September.

Kaminsky, James S. 1974. "Brian Hill, Education and the endangered individual," (review). In Journal of Educational Administration (XII) 3.

Scholarly papers

Kaminsky, James S. 2000. "John Dewey, American gothic and American modern." American Educational Research association. New Orleans, Louisana, April 24-28.

Kaminsky, James S. 2000. "Dangerous reading: Foucault and education." American Educational Researchc Asssociation. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 24-28.

Kaminsky, James S. 2000. "John Dewey, Art Nouveau, and Natural Curvilinear Motifs." Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. Savannah, Georgia, February 4-5.

Kaminsky, James S. 1999. "When conservatism is old hat and postmopdernism is just too..." American Educational Studies Association. Detroit, Michigan. October 27-30.

Kaminsky, James. 1999. "Political liberalism, civil society and education." Eastern Educational Research Association. Hilton Head, South Carolina. February 24-27.

Kaminsky, James S. 1999. "Doing what doesn't come naturally: Political liberalism and educational philosophy." Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. Atlanta Georgia, February 4-5.

Kaminsky, James. 1998. "PC [politically correct] multicultural education." American Educational Research Association. San Diego. April 13 - 17.

Kaminsky, James. 1997. (invited) "Narratives and texts in educational philosophy," Philosophy of Education Society 1997 Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada. April 10-14.

Kaminsky, James. 1997. "Multicultural education." Eastern Educational Research Association. Hilton Head. South Carolina. February 19-22.

Kaminsky, James. 1997. "Tolerance and political liberalism." Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa Alabama. February 7-9.

Kaminsky, James. 1996. "Traditional, pop, and educational postmodern theory." Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. Florida State University, Tallahassee Florida. February 2-3, 1996.

Kaminsky, James S. 1995. "Post-totalitarian educational theory and the demise of postmodernism." A paper presented to the American Educational Studies Association. Cleveland, Ohio, November 1-5.

Kaminsky, James S. 1995. "Autonomy, community, democracy, and education." A paper presented to the National Taiwan Normal University and Taiwan Ministry of Education Conference on Autonomy and Education. Taipei, Taiwan, March 14-16.

Kaminsky, James S. 1995. "The first two chapters of Democracy and Education." A paper presented to the American Educational Research Association Conference. San Francisco, California. San Francisco, California, April 18-22.

Kaminsky, James S. 1995. "Education beyond new liberalism: A neoteric philosophy of education." Presidential Address. Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. Atlanta Georgia, February 10-11.

Kaminsky, James S. 1994. "Come back Martin a lot of stuff is forgiven: Philosophy of technology and philosophy of education." A paper presented to the American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana, April 4-8.

Kaminsky, James S. 1994. "Marx is dead, Dewey is gone, but I'm not feeling too bad: Preface for a neo-liberal philosophy of education." A paper presented to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida. February 11-12.

Kaminsky, James S. 1993. "Unpublished fragments from the autobiography of L. A. Reid-England's first professor of educational philosophy." A paper presented to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. Auburn University, Auburn Alabama, February 12-13.

Kaminsky, James S. 1992. "A pre-history of philosophy of education in Australasia." A paper presented to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. New Orleans, Louisiana, February 4-5.

Kaminsky, James S. 1991. "An archaeology of educational philosophy in the United States-1861 to 1914-with significant reference to social science." A paper presented to the American Educational Studies Association. Kansas City, Missouri, October 23-26.

Kaminsky, James S. 1991. "An archaeology of educational philosophy in Britain. A paper presented to the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain." Froebel Institute of Education, London, U. K. April 5-8.

Kaminsky, James S. 1991. "Educational philosophy and its antecedents in Britain." A paper presented to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 8-9 February.

Kaminsky, James S. 1991. "A history of educational philosophy in the United States." A paper presented to the Southeast Philosophy of Education Society. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 8-9 February.

Kaminsky, James S. 1989 "A history of philosophy of education in the United States." A paper presented to the California Association of the Philosophy of Education Society, Stanford University, Stanford, California, March 31.

Kaminsky, James S.; Kraevskij, Volodar; Mihály, Ottó; and White, John. 1989. "International perspectives on philosophy of education" (invited paper). A paper presented to the 1989 Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society. San Antonio, Texas, April 16.

Kaminsky, James S. 1989. "The lectern: Philosophy of education-American style." A paper presented to the Cambridge Philosophy of Education Society. Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K. November 27.

Kaminsky, James S. 1988. "Preliminary notes on a history of philosophy of education in the United States." A paper presented to the 1988 Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, August 29 to September 2.

Kaminsky, James S. 1988. "Preliminary notes on a history of philosophy of education in Great Britain. A paper presented to the 1988 Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, August 29 to September 2.

Kaminsky, James S. 1986. Philosophy of education in Australasia." A paper presented to the Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, September 16.

Kaminsky, James S. 1986. "Applied philosophy and educational administration." A paper presented to the Conference of the Group for Research in Education and Administration Theory, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, September 6-7.

Kaminsky, James S. 1985. "The first 600 months of philosophy of education." A paper presented to the Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, September 26-30.

Kaminsky, James S. 1985. "Engineering ethics for educational administration." A paper presented to the Conference on Ethics and Educational Administration, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, November 10-11.

Kaminsky, James S. 1984. "A recipe for giving up administrative hustle and philosophical jive: Technoethics for the practice of educating." A paper presented to the Inaugural Conference on Ethics and Educational Administration, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, November 30-December 2.

Kaminsky, James S. 1983. "Ethnicity, culture and education." A paper presented to The College of Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, January 25.

Kaminsky, James S. 1983. "Reflections on Cambodia: Marxism and Marxist educational theory." A paper presented to the Sociological Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Melbourne College of Advanced Education, Melbourne, Victoria, August 25-28.

Kaminsky, James S. 1982. "First essays about philosophy of schooling." A paper presented to the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 28.

Kaminsky, James S. 1981. "'Testy' primitives; or, do concatenations of logically proper names point the way to a warranted domain of objective religious discourse in a way that grammar does not?: A response to the President's Address." A paper presented to the Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, August 24-27.

Kaminsky, James S. 1980. "Educational reform, Marxist theory and Pol Pot." A paper presented to the Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, August 25-28.

Kaminsky, James S. 1979. "Australian education." A paper presented to the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, February 6.

Kaminsky, James S. 1979. "Articles and professional legal education in New South Wales." A paper presented to the Sociological Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Canberra College of Advanced Education, Canberra, ACT. July 5-8.

Kaminsky, James S. 1979. "Bakke (98 S. Ct. 2733 [1978]): Racial and ethnic criteria in medical admissions programmes." A paper presented to the Sociological Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Canberra College of Advanced Education, Canberra, ACT. July 5-8.

Kaminsky, James S. 1979. "The Bakke decision and Rawls' 'Two Concepts of Rules.'" A paper presented to the Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, August 28-31.

Kaminsky, James S. 1978. "Bakke again." A paper presented to The Senior Staff Seminar, Claremont College of Advanced Education, Perth, Western Australia, July 5.

Kaminsky, James S. 1977. "The perfection of washable blue: A commentary upon studies of moral education." A paper presented to the Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, St. Mark's College, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, August 23-27.

Kaminsky, James S. 1976. "On 'understands' and education." A paper presented to International Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, May 11-16.

Kaminsky, James S. 1974. "Glimpses into current trends in American education." A paper presented to Australian College of Education, New England Regional Group, University Regiment Hall, Armidale, New South Wales, June 10. Kaminsky 12/11/98