Dr.
Gideon
Dishon
- School of Education
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
English, Hebrew
- Social Sciences Education
- Fields: Education
- Education Sub-Fields: Learning and teaching environments, Theory of Education
- Research Keywords: alternative schools, educational technologies, learning science, Philosophy of education, science fiction
Research Interests
Gideon Dishon is a senior lecturer (tenure track) at the School of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He holds a PhD in education from Upenn and a MA and BA in philosophy from Tel Aviv University. His research interests include critical approaches to educational technologies (Critical EdTech), philosophy of education, learning sciences, and alternative schools. His recent research has focused on the emerging sociotechnical and pedagogical imaginaries underpinning the discourse on generative AI in education.
Selected Awards
2020-2023 ISF: Social Perspective Taking – An Epistemic Network Approach.
2020-2021 ISF New Faculty Start-Up Grant.
2024-2028 ISF: Generative AI in education: Sociotechnical Imaginaries, Fictional Narratives, and Theoretical Concepts.
2023-2026 Jewish National Fund (JNF). Dishon, G. & Vedder-Weiss, D. (PIs). Forest Schools: Impact on Motivation for Learning, Social Skills, and Connectedness to Nature
2024 Israeli Ministry of Education. Dishon, G. (PI). Grammar of Schooling for evacuees during war.
2023-2025 Israeli Ministry of Education. The COVID-19 Crisis in Alternative Schools.
2020-2021 ISF New Faculty Start-Up Grant.
2024-2028 ISF: Generative AI in education: Sociotechnical Imaginaries, Fictional Narratives, and Theoretical Concepts.
2023-2026 Jewish National Fund (JNF). Dishon, G. & Vedder-Weiss, D. (PIs). Forest Schools: Impact on Motivation for Learning, Social Skills, and Connectedness to Nature
2024 Israeli Ministry of Education. Dishon, G. (PI). Grammar of Schooling for evacuees during war.
2023-2025 Israeli Ministry of Education. The COVID-19 Crisis in Alternative Schools.
