A companion to John Dewey's: "Democracy and education"
- Verlag CHICAGO
- Schriftsteller Phillips, D. C.
- ISBN13 9780226408378
- ISBN10 022640837X
- Gegenstandsart Buch
- Buchseiten 198
- Jahr der Ausgabe 2016
- Sprache Englisch
- Bindung Gebunden
A companion to John Dewey's: "Democracy and education"
This year marks the centenary publication of John Dewey’s magnum opus, Democracy and Education. Despite its profound importance as a foundational text in education, it is notoriously difficult and—dare we say it—a little dry. In this charming and often funny companion, noted philosopher of education D. C. Phillips goes chapter by chapter to bring Dewey to a twenty-first-century audience. Drawing on over fifty years of thinking about this book—and on his own experiences as an educator—he lends it renewed clarity and a personal touch that proves its lasting importance. Phillips bridges several critical pitfalls of Democracy and Education that often prevent contemporary readers from fully understanding it. Where Dewey sorely needs a detailed example to illustrate a point—and the times are many—Phillips steps in, presenting cases from his own classroom experiences. Where Dewey casually refers to the works of people like Hegel, Herbart, and Locke—common knowledge, apparently, in 1916—Phillips fills in the necessary background. And where Dewey gets convoluted or is even flat-out wrong, Phillips does what few other scholars would do: he takes Dewey to task. The result is a lively accompaniment that helps us celebrate and be enriched by some of the most important ideas ever offered in education.
Introduction: John Dewey and MeThe CompanionPreface, 19151 Education as a Necessity of Life2 Education as a Social Function3 Education as Direction4 Education as Growth5 Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline6 Education as Conservative and Progressive7 The Democratic Conception in Education8 Aims in Education9 Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims10 Interest and Discipline11 Experience and Thinking12 Thinking in Education13 The Nature of Method14 The Nature of Subject Matter15 Play and Work in the Curriculum16 The Significance of Geography and History17 Science in the Course of Study18 Educational Values19 Labor and Leisure20 Intellectual and Practical Studies21 Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism22 The Individual and the World23 Vocational Aspects of Education24 Philosophy of Education25 Theories of Knowledge26 Theories of Morals
- Verlag CHICAGO
- Schriftsteller Phillips, D. C.
- ISBN13 9780226408378
- ISBN10 022640837X
- Gegenstandsart Buch
- Buchseiten 198
- Jahr der Ausgabe 2016
- Sprache Englisch
- Bindung Gebunden