Dictionary of Education

John Dewey

feb 2022 · Open Road Media

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This comprehensive A-to-Z resource covers the eminent philosopher’s influential theories on education.

One of the most prominent American philosophers of the twentieth century, John Dewey was also a major proponent of educational reform. He wrote extensively on teaching and pedagogy in works such as The School and Society, The Child and the Curriculum, and Democracy and Education, among others.

Dictionary of Education is an authoritative reference volume on the subject of Dewey’s approach to learning. With smart, concise definitions, editor Ralph B. Winn has constructed an indispensable tool for anyone who wants ready access to Dewey’s ideas and his particular usage of terminology.

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John Dewey was the most famous teacher of philosophy in the early twentieth century, and he was known for his lifelong work to reform America’s educational system. Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1859 to strict Calvinist parents. After graduating from the University of Vermont, Dewey taught high school and studied philosophy in his spare time. He finished his doctorate degree at Johns Hopkins University and continued to teach at various universities around the country, finally landing at Columbia University. While in New York, Dewey became involved in political groups and founded what would become the progressive education movement, which purported that students should learn to think for themselves to become active participants of a democratic society. He was also a founding member of the NAACP and ACLU. At this time, Dewey was influenced by Karl Marx, and after traveling to different countries to study their educational systems, praised Soviet education and came under scrutiny in the United States. Dewey continued his political and philosophical efforts until his death in 1952.