American Decades
"Progressive Education and the Science of Education"
Speech
By: John Dewey
Date: 1928
Source: Dewey, John. "Progressive Education and the Science of Education." Progressive Education 5, 1928, 197–204. Reprinted in Dewey on Education: Selections with an Introduction and Notes. Martin S. Dworkin, ed. New York: Teachers College Press, 1959, 113–126.
About the Author: John Dewey (1859–1952), had a long and prolific career that deeply impacted the intellectual life of the nation and the world. While his work spanned the fields of psychology, politics, and social issues, he is probably best known as a philosopher of education. In 1894, he was appointed head of the department of philosophy, psychology and pedagogy at the University of Chicago. In 1904, he left Chicago to join the faculty at Columbia. He remained at Columbia until his retirement in 1939. Dewey continued to write and speak until the end of his long life...
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