John Dewey on Education

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In this collection, Reginald D. Archambault has assembled John Dewey's major writings on education. He has also included basic statements of Dewey's philosophic position that are relevant to understanding his educational views. These selections are useful not only for understanding Dewey's pedagogical principles, but for illustrating the important relation between his educational theory and the principles of his general philosophy.
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Overview

In this collection, Reginald D. Archambault has assembled John Dewey's major writings on education. He has also included basic statements of Dewey's philosophic position that are relevant to understanding his educational views. These selections are useful not only for understanding Dewey's pedagogical principles, but for illustrating the important relation between his educational theory and the principles of his general philosophy.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780226143903
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publication date: 12/28/1974
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 470
  • Product dimensions: 4.66 (w) x 6.99 (h) x 1.04 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction
I. Philosophy and Education
Need for a Philosophy of Education The Relation of Science and Philosophy as a Basis for Education
II. Ethics and Education
Logical Conditions of a Scientific Treatment of Morality Human Nature and Conduct The Nature of Aims What is Freedom?
Ends and Values The Continuum of Ends-Means Ethical Principles Underlying Education
III. Aesthetics and Education
Affective Thought in Logic and Painting Individuality and Experience Experience, Nature, and Art
IV. Science and Education
Progressive Education and the Science of Education Science as Subject-Matter and as Method
V. Psychology and Education
What Psychology Can Do for the Teacher Why Reflective Thinking Must Be an Educational Aim School Conditions and the Training of Thought The Process and Product of Reflective Activity: Psychological Process and Logical Form Interest in Relation to Training of the Will
VI. Society and Education
American Education and Culture The School and Society
VII. Principles of Pedagogy
The Relation of Theory to Practice in Education The Child and the Curriculum The Nature of Subject Matter Progressive Organization of Subject-Matter The Nature of Method The Educational Situation: As Concerns Secondary Education The Way Out of Educational Confusion My Pedagogic Creed
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