Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

by John Dewey

Publisher:

Macmillan Co.

, 1916

Overview

Dewey believed that democracy represents the social condition most amenable to human advancement. In Democracy and Education, Dewey applies this thesis to education, maintaining that democracy is more than a mode of governance—it is a set of practices communities collectively engage in marked by cooperation and innovation. Dewey argues that these practices should be developed in citizens while they are children, and that educational institutions should consider themselves as integral to this development.

Product Details

• Title: Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education
• Author: John Dewey
• Series: Text-Book Series
• Publisher: Macmillan Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1916
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Education › Philosophy; Education › Social aspects
• Resource ID: LLS:DEMEDUDEWEY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:34:57Z

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.