John Dewey
Democracy and Education
- ISBN 13:
- 9780684836317
- author:
- John Dewey
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The Free Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1997
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 13.8 x 2.3 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Dewey's influential work on public education, first published in 1916, remains a seminal text on the subject. In Democracy and Education, John Dewey argues for the fusion of vocational and contemplative studies in education and the necessity of universal education for individual advancement and societal progress.
First published over 90 years ago, this book is considered a foundational work on public education by one of the most important scholars of the century. Dewey's ideas continue to shape educational policy and reform to this day.
Paperback edition, 378 pages.
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