The Child and the Curriculum

by John Dewey

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

, 1902

Overview

In The Child and the Curriculum, Dewey provides reflections on education, curriculum, and the development of learning in children. Like The School and Society, The Child and the Curriculum centers on how education can be offered in a manner that benefits society. Dewey considers the psychology of learning in children to explore best practices for curriculum development. He argues that curriculum must facilitate opportunities for children to engage, experience, and connect information.

Product Details

• Title: The Child and the Curriculum
• Author: John Dewey
• Series: Contributions to Education
• Volume: V
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Print Publication Date: 1902
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Education
• Resource ID: LLS:CHLDCURRDEWEY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:19:24Z

About John Dewey

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 the 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 critical scrutiny in the United States. Dewey continued his political and philosophical efforts until his death in 1952.