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)

Latest episodes of the podcast Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey

• 00 - Preface
• 01 - Education as a Necessity of Life
• 02 - Education as a Social Function
• 03 - Education as Direction
• 04 - Education as Growth
• 05 - Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline
• 06 - Education as Conservative and Progressive
• 07 - The Democratic Conception in Education
• 08 - Aims in Education
• 09 - Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims
• 10 - Interest and Discipline
• 11 - Experience and Thinking
• 12 - Thinking in Education
• 13 - The Nature of Method
• 14 - The Nature of Subject Matter
• 15 - Play and Work in the Curriculum
• 16 - The Significance of Geography and History
• 17 - Science in the Course of Study
• 18 - Educational Values
• 19 - Labor and Leisure
• 20 - Intellectual and Practical Studies
• 21 - Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism
• 22 - The Individual and the World
• 23 - Vocational Aspects of Education
• 24 - Philosophy of Education
• 25 - Theories of Knowledge
• 26 - Theories of Morals