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John Dewey (1859-1952)

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  • Education and Early Career

    At age 19, John Dewey (1859-1952) received a bachelor's in philosophy from the University of Vermont. Upon graduation, Dewey began teaching and quickly realized that his efforts were better spent in academia. In 1882, Dewey received a $500 loan from his aunt and left for the recently established John Hopkins University, where he received his doctorate in philosophy.

  • The School and Society (1899)

    In 1899, John Dewey (1859-1952) publishes his first major work on education, The School and Society. These writings confronted the two main contrasting approaches to education, which were "curriculum-focused" and "child-focused". He emphasized issues within the current "isolating" learning structures. Westbrook, Robert B. John Dewey and American Democracy. E-book, Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1991, https://hdl-handle-net.ezproxy2.apus.edu/2027/heb.00586. Accessed 24 Jan 2021.

  • The Child and the Curriculum (1902)

    John Dewey (1859-1952) expands upon The School and Society (1899) by proposing a more effective approach than contemporary efforts, which he described as “highly specialized, one-sided and narrow”. This new perspective was "student-focused" and stressed the connection of the subject-matter and experience-learning, which would require an experimental environment in the classroom. https://archive.org/details/schoolsociety00dewerich/page/92/mode/2up

  • Democracy and Education (1916)

    Following A Social Gospel, John Dewey (1859-1952) advanced his argument of the school environment being a microcosm of democracy in Democracy and Education (1916). Here he explored the ethics of democracy as well as the relationship between society, education, and democratic practices. Dewey stressed the preparation of students to become lifelong learners and productive members in a democratic society. [source added to assignment submission section]