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Winston C. Thompson

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2010
Political Philosophy and EthicsCritical Race Theory in EducationReligious Education and SchoolsEducation Discipline and InequalityEducation and Critical Thinking Development

Publications

68

Citations

161

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

17

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
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Winston C. Thompson works in philosophy of education, examining questions of justice, race, and inequality in schooling. His work explores topics like epistemic injustice (how certain groups' knowledge or voices get unfairly dismissed), the politics of teaching about race and 'divisive topics,' free speech in educational institutions, and moral/civic education. This research is largely conceptual and normative, drawing on political philosophy and ethics to analyze educational policy and practice.

Philosophy of educationEpistemic injustice and racial inequality in schoolsEducational justice and ethicsCivic and moral educationFree speech and political controversy in schooling

Publication output has grown over the past decade, rising from about 1 paper per year in 2017 to a peak of 10 in 2023, with a steady average of about 6 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 10 publications10232024: 6 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Philosophy of Education×6
  • Theory and Research in Education×5
  • Educational Philosophy and Theory×4
  • Educational Theory×4
  • Philosophy of education×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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