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| 1 | Education as a Necessity of Life | 1 |
| 2 | Education as a Social Function | 10 |
| 3 | Education as Direction | 23 |
| 4 | Education as Growth | 41 |
| 5 | Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline | 54 |
| 6 | Education as Conservative and Progressive | 69 |
| 7 | The Democratic Conception in Education | 81 |
| 8 | Aims in Education | 100 |
| 9 | Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims | 111 |
| 10 | Interest and Discipline | 124 |
| 11 | Experience and Thinking | 139 |
| 12 | Thinking in Education | 152 |
| 13 | The Nature of Method | 164 |
| 14 | The Nature of Subject Matter | 180 |
| 15 | Play and Work in the Curriculum | 194 |
| 16 | The Significance of Geography and History | 207 |
| 17 | Science in the Course of Study | 219 |
| 18 | Educational Values | 231 |
| 19 | Labor and Leisure | 250 |
| 20 | Intellectual and Practical Studies | 262 |
| 21 | Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism | 277 |
| 22 | The Individual and the World | 291 |
| 23 | Vocational Aspects of Education | 306 |
| 24 | Philosophy of Education | 321 |
| 25 | Theories of Knowledge | 333 |
| 26 | Theories of Morals | 346 |
| Index | 361 |
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I was pleased with the purchase of this book. I used it for a research paper and it had all the information that I needed for the paper. Although not an abridged version, it lacks more information in terms of the table of contents and the ability to look for topics in an index, which sometimes proves helpful, especially in research endeavors. The book is all Dewey, however, and it is a very good read for people truly interested in educational philosophy. It is a very good deal pricewise.
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Overview
In this landmark work on public education, Dewey discusses methods of providing quality public education in a democratic society. First published close to 90 years ago, it sounded the call for a revolution in education, stressing growth, experience, and activity as factors that promote a democratic character in students.