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Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

Name: Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education
Author: John Dewey

John Dewey

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Chapters

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00 - Preface (1:49)
01 - Education as a Necessity of Life (20:40)
02 - Education as a Social Function (31:18)
03 - Education as Direction (41:42)
04 - Education as Growth (27:55)
05 - Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline (40:00)
06 - Education as Conservative and Progressive (41:56)
07 - The Democratic Conception in Education (47:29)
08 - Aims in Education (29:57)
09 - Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims (38:46)
10 - Interest and Discipline (41:29)
11 - Experience and Thinking (37:35)
12 - Thinking in Education (32:15)
13 - The Nature of Method (41:59)
14 - The Nature of Subject Matter (37:16)
15 - Play and Work in the Curriculum (32:54)
16 - The Significance of Geography and History (29:14)
17 - Science in the Course of Study (32:26)
18 - Educational Values (58:23)
19 - Labor and Leisure (34:05)
20 - Intellectual and Practical Studies (49:52)
21 - Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism (36:24)
22 - The Individual and the World (40:42)
23 - Vocational Aspects of Education (47:54)
24 - Philosophy of Education (25:50)
25 - Theories of Knowledge (42:35)
26 - Theories of Morals (38:19)

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