ABSTRACT
Philip W. Jackson is the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Education and Psychology at the University of Chicago. Jackson attained his Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1955. He was appointed Assistant Professor of education at the University of Chicago in 1955 and remained there until his retirement in 1998. Jackson's tenure at the University of Chicago was marked by a number of different roles. He not only served as professor, he also served as Chairman of the Department of Education, as Dean of the Graduate School of Education, and as Director of the University's Benton Center for Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to these administrative positions, he was Principal of the University's nursery school from 1966 to 1970. Jackson's career in the field of education has moved gradually over the years from one focused within the confines of educational psychology to one addressing curricular, indeed philosophical issues in education.
