The University of Hawai‘i Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education

The Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education is located in the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s College of Arts & Humanities and supports research and education related to the preparation, support, and sustaining of educators, researchers and students who are developing intellectually safe communities of philosophical inquiry in their classrooms and schools. The Uehiro Academy serves students and teachers from Hawaiʻi, the U.S., Japan, and other international locations.


Vision

Education for the purpose of creating intellectually responsible communities.


Mission

p4c Hawai’i is dedicated to preparing, supporting and sustaining educators, researchers and students who engage or are interested in engaging in p4c worldwide.


Goals

1) Prepare, support and sustain p4c Hawai‘i educators

2) Prepare, support and sustain p4c Hawai‘i research

3) Prepare, support and sustain p4c Hawai‘i student

4) Develop and grow institutional capacity of Uehiro Academy to carry out above goals