Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

by John Dewey

27 chapters16h 20mEnglish1916

About this book

An important, controversial, and often cited work on public education. Dewey discusses the role of public education in a democracy and the different methods for achieving quality in education. After its initial publication, this book began a revolution in educational thinking; one that emphasized growth, experience, and activity as key elements in promoting democratic qualities in students and educators alike. (Introduction by timferreira)

Chapters (26)

101 - Education as a Necessity of Life

1240

202 - Education as a Social Function

1878

303 - Education as Direction

2502

404 - Education as Growth

1675

505 - Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline

2400

606 - Education as Conservative and Progressive

2516

707 - The Democratic Conception in Education

2848

808 - Aims in Education

1797

909 - Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims

2326

1010 - Interest and Discipline

2489

1111 - Experience and Thinking

2255

1212 - Thinking in Education

1935

1313 - The Nature of Method

2518

1414 - The Nature of Subject Matter

2236

1515 - Play and Work in the Curriculum

1974

1616 - The Significance of Geography and History

1754

1717 - Science in the Course of Study

1946

1818 - Educational Values

3503

1919 - Labor and Leisure

2045

2020 - Intellectual and Practical Studies

2992

2121 - Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism

2184

2222 - The Individual and the World

2442

2323 - Vocational Aspects of Education

2874

2424 - Philosophy of Education

1550

2525 - Theories of Knowledge

2555

2626 - Theories of Morals

2299

Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

About this book

Chapters (26)

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