Uncivil Discourses: Timely Reflections on the Lives of Educators

Bogotch, I. and Peart, S. (2025) Uncivil Discourses: Timely Reflections on the Lives of Educators. In: International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Social (In)Justice: 29. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-56275-4

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56275-4_195-1

Abstract

Public education has always had critics, whether on policy directions, teaching curricula, bureaucratic governance, or financing through taxes. Discussion and debate are nothing new in the field of educational leadership, even when “divisive concepts” such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice are being questioned. Yet, today, civil discourses and honest disagreements have turned into uncivil discourses and mis/disinformed aggressive attacks. As educators and ordinary citizens, it is as if we are caught in difficult circumstances threatening our very purpose of living together. It is hard to stay optimistic without sounding naïve. Disagreement has become a fight that not only separates winners from losers but also dehumanizes and criminalizes “others.” How do educators respond in an environment where hostile actions are not only being normalized but venerated? The chapter inserts itself into today’s attacks by offering readers everyday alternatives on living well and disagreeing well. It seeks common ground, not as compromises but as imaginative and alternative ways forward. We utilize historical and contemporary sources to present an ordinary language philosophy for understanding differences and disagreements.• . and Peart, S., (2025) Uncivil Discourses: Timely Reflections on the Lives of Educators, in International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Social (In)Justice 2nd Edition Carolyn Shields and Ira Bogotch (eds) Springer

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2025 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Divisions:	School of Teacher Development
Depositing User:	Sheine Peart
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2025 12:06
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2025 12:06
URI:	https://lbro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1261

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