Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education
John Dewey
27 chapters · 16 h 21 min · English
Read by Tim Ferreira, Floyd Wilde, Bill Mosley, Wiley Combs, fshort, detroitreads and others
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An important, controversial, and often cited work on public education. Dewey discusses the role of public education in a democracy and the different methods for achieving quality in education. After its initial publication, this book began a revolution in educational thinking; one that emphasized growth, experience, and activity as key elements in promoting democratic qualities in students and educators alike. (Introduction by timferreira)
Chapters
1 00 - Preface 2 min 2 01 - Education as a Necessity of Life 21 min 3 02 - Education as a Social Function 31 min 4 03 - Education as Direction 42 min 5 04 - Education as Growth 28 min 6 05 - Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline 40 min 7 06 - Education as Conservative and Progressive 42 min 8 07 - The Democratic Conception in Education 47 min 9 08 - Aims in Education 30 min 10 09 - Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims 39 min 11 10 - Interest and Discipline 41 min 12 11 - Experience and Thinking 38 min 13 12 - Thinking in Education 32 min 14 13 - The Nature of Method 42 min 15 14 - The Nature of Subject Matter 37 min 16 15 - Play and Work in the Curriculum 33 min 17 16 - The Significance of Geography and History 29 min 18 17 - Science in the Course of Study 32 min 19 18 - Educational Values 58 min 20 19 - Labor and Leisure 34 min 21 20 - Intellectual and Practical Studies 50 min 22 21 - Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism 36 min 23 22 - The Individual and the World 41 min 24 23 - Vocational Aspects of Education 48 min 25 24 - Philosophy of Education 26 min 26 25 - Theories of Knowledge 43 min 27 26 - Theories of Morals 38 min
