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Dewey, John
Dewey, John (1859–1952) Over a long life spanning nearly a century, Dewey was one of America's leading philosophers, responsible for developing and refining philosophical
pragmatism. Rejecting much of classical European and
essentialist philosophy, Dewey stressed the importance of linking theories to active participation in the world, and to practical problem-solving (instrumentalism). His work exemplifies the North American approach to problem-solving and it has been especially influential in progressive theories of education. For example, in
Democracy and Education (1916) Dewey stressed the importance of child-centred learning, where the experiences of the child are seen as valuable in establishing problems, and where thoughtful continuity of such experiences allows the child to exert increasing control over his or her life.
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John Dewey and the Decline of American Education
Magazine article from: Freeman; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; John Dewey and the Decline of American Education by...Stoops Henry Edmondson describes his book John Dewey and the Decline of American Education as...years. Anyone who attempts to write about John Dewey's ideas is immediately presented with...
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John Dewey: philosopher of technology.
Newspaper article from: Free Inquiry; 9/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; John Dewey (1859-1952) was widely known among the...Philosopher." Among his fellow academics, Dewey was also known as heir to the pragmatism...closest colleagues, however, few during Dewey's lifetime seemed to notice that he was...
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Dewey, democracy and citizenship. (Viewpoint).(John Dewey, philosopher)
Magazine article from: The Clearing House; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...created a television biography of John Dewey. If it were to do so, it would...more and study less. Nevertheless, John Dewey remained modest and shy all his life...program would continue by stating that John Dewey and his wife had six children and...
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John Dewey: a voice that still speaks to us.
Magazine article from: Change; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...a university administrator echoed John Dewey by calling for closer ties between...these as in many other instances, Dewey's still-timely voice is reaching...publish several ambitious studies of Dewey; this decade, his Democracy and...
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Dewey: back to the future.(John Dewey seen as part of the intellectual heritage of institutional economics)
Magazine article from: Journal of Economic Issues; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...tradition associated with Clarence Ayres, claims John Dewey as an important part of its intellectual heritage...rely entirely on Ayres' interpretation of Dewey. The following discussion uses some of Dewey's views on technology and science as an entry...
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John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism.
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 8/18/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...influential American philosopher, John Dewey. I say "almost" because the reservations Ryan winds up expressing about Dewey's project, in a charmingly muted...robustly and, if one does that, Dewey comes off a bit less well. Let...
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John Dewey in China: To Teach and To Learn
Magazine article from: The China Journal; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; John Dewey in China: To Teach and To Learn, by Iessica Ching-Sze Wang. Albany...of New York Press, 2007. viii + 152 pp. US$55.00 (hardcover). John Dewey's sojourn in China from 1919 to 1921 was a quintessential moment in Chinese...
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John Dewey at the beach
Magazine article from: Kappa Delta Pi Record; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the evening, though, was the celebration of John Dewey-and the images before me. John Dewey at the Beach The film started to roll. Black...all of a sudden, I got it. I was watching John Dewey at the beach. John Dewey, education's foremost...
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John Dewey: America's Philosopher of Democracy. & The Political Philosophy of John Dewey.(Review)
Magazine article from: American Political Science Review; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; John Dewey: America's Philosopher of Democracy...95 paper. The Political Philosophy of John Dewey. By Terry Hoy. Westport, CT: Praeger...Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, and John Dewey. To many the appropriateness of conferring...
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Dewey's Empirical Theory of Knowledge and Reality. (Book reviews: summaries and comments).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; SHOOK, John R. Dewey's Empirical Theory of Knowledge and Reality. Nashville...argument runs squarely against the grain of mainstream Dewey scholarship, which holds generally that Dewey's early work exhibits a fairly sharp break with the...
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Dewey, John
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Dewey Born: October 20, 1859Burlington, VermontDied...the first half of the twentieth century, John Dewey was one of America's most famous teachers...October 20, 1859, in Burlington, Vermont, John Dewey was the third of Archibald Dewey and Lucina...
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Dewey, John 1859-1952
Book article from: American Decades
DEWEY, JOHN 1859-1952 Educational philosopher and professor Pioneer John Dewey was an innovator in the fields of education...theorist in the twentieth century. Sources: John Dewey, Experience and Nature (Chicago: Open...
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John Dewey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Dewey During the first half of the 20th century, John Dewey (1859-1952) was America's most famous...Oct. 20, 1859, in Burlington, Vt., John Dewey came of old New England stock. His father...
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Dewey, Thomas E. 1902-1971
Book article from: American Decades
...Accepting defeat with dignity, Dewey later declined to head the Republican...repay this political favor and Dewey's efforts against John F. Kennedy in 1960 by nominating...justice of the Supreme Court. Dewey instead urged that Warren Burger...
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George Dewey
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dewey suffered a stroke that removed...The Autobiography of George Dewey covers his career to 1899...American War (2 vols., 1911). John A. S. Grenville and George...information on Manila and on Dewey's work with the General Board...
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