1910's Education | "The Project Method"

Journal article

By: William Heard Kilpatrick

Date: 1918

Source: Kilpatrick, William Heard. "The Project Method." Teachers College Record 19, 1918, 319–323.

About the Author: William Heard Kilpatrick (1871–1965) earned degrees from Mercer University and the Johns Hopkins University, and he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He was a teacher and principal in the Georgia public schools. A student of the influential progressive educator John Dewey, Kilpatrick is credited with interpreting Dewey's theories for a wider audience. He taught at Mercer University, and then at Teachers College, Columbia University, until his retirement. He was the author of many books and articles.

Introduction

William Heard Kilpatrick began his career in education during the progressive era. Although the progressive movement encompassed a variety of approaches and...