Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education - Couverture souple

Dewey, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1595478477 ISBN 13 : 9781595478474

Editeur : NuVision Publications, LLC, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Dewey John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

ring their emotional set and stock of ideas, by sharing in what the elders are doing. In part, this sharing is direct, taking part in the occupations of adults and thus serving an apprenticeship; in part, it is indirect, through the dramatic plays in which children reproduce the actions of grown-ups and thus learn to know what they are like. To savages it would seem preposterous to seek out a place where nothing but learning was going on in order that one might learn. But as civilization advances, the gap between the capacities of the young and the concerns of adults widens. Learning by direct sharing in the pursuits of grown-ups becomes increasingly difficult except in the case of the less advanced occupations. Much of what adults do is so remote in space and in meaning that playful imitation is less and less adequate to reproduce its spirit. Ability to share effectively in adult activities thus depends upon a prior training given with this end in view

Biographie de l'auteur

Educator John Dewey originated the experimentalism philosophy. A proponent of social change and education reform, he founded The New School for Social Research. “If I were asked to name the most needed of all reforms in the spirit of education I should say: 'Cease conceiving of education as mere preparation for later life, and make of it the full meaning of the present life.'” John Dewey Was born October 20, 1859, in Burlington, Vermont. He taught at universities from 1884 to 1930. An academic philosopher and proponent of educational reform, in 1894 Dewey started an experimental elementary school. In 1919 he cofounded The New School for Social Research. Dewey published over 1,000 pieces of writings during his lifetime. He died June 1, 1952, in New York, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: NuVision Publications, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1595478477
• ISBN 13: 9781595478474
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
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• Personne responsable: non disponible