Dr Aline Nardo (SFHEA)
Lecturer in Philosophy of Education
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- Moray House School of Education and Sport, IECS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: aline.nardo@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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1.10 Simon Laurie House, Moray House School of Education and Sport
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
Aline Nardo received her Bachelor of Arts in Primary Education from the University of Basel, her Master of Arts in Educational Theory from the University of Basel, and her Master of Science in Educational Research from the University of Edinburgh.
In 2019, she earned her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Edinburgh with her research on the evolutionary foundations in the educational works of Herbert Spencer, John Dewey, and Lev S. Vygotsky.
From 2019 to 2021 Aline Nardo worked a postdoc at ETH Zurich, researching ethics education and educational games.
In 2022, Aline Nardo was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at visit Teachers College, Columbia University.
In 2023, Aline Nardo was an elected Visiting Scholar at Jesus College Cambridge.
Responsibilities & affiliations
Aline Nardo is the coordinator and academic cohort lead for the MSc Education Philosophy of Education Pathway.
Postgraduate teaching
- The Philosophy of Education (course organiser)
- Philosophy of Education - New Directions (course organiser)
- Ethics, Education and Films
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Current research interests
The philosophy of play and games Educational games for ethics and civic education Teaching and TimePast research interests
Evolutionary ideas in educational theory and philosophyProject activity
From 2019 to 2021, Aline Nardo led a research project on digital play in ethics education at ETH Zurich.
In 2022, Aline Nardo was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, researching temporalities of teaching.
Past project grants
2022: Fulbright Visiting Scholar grant