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Democracy and Education

Paperback • 2024 • English

Democracy and Education

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About the book

The American philosopher John Dewey transformed how people around the world view the purposes of schooling. In Democracy and Education (1916), Dewey opposed the model of education in which adults lecture at students and students follow strict rules. Instead, Dewey called upon schools to provide children with experiences such as gardening, sewing, building structures, conducting experiments in laboratories, and performing in school plays. For Dewey, democratic education teaches young people to be...Show more

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ISBN

9780231210119

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published year

2024

Language

English

Original title

Democracy and Education

Format

Paperback

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