EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION – Premium Edition (Including Democracy & Education) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. How to Encourage Experiential Education, Problem-Based Learning & Pragmatic Philosophy of ScholarshipBy John Dewey
Length19h 16m
About this audiobook
In Experience and Education, presented here in a premium edition alongside Democracy and Education, John Dewey offers a lucid, forceful account of learning as an active, social, and reflective process. Written in a style at once philosophical and practical, the book clarifies the tensions between traditional schooling and progressive education, insisting that not all experience is educative unless intelligently organized. In literary and intellectual context, it stands as a central text of American pragmatism and modern educational theory. John Dewey was one of the most influential philosophers and public intellectuals of the twentieth century. His work in psychology, logic, ethics, and democratic theory shaped his conviction that education is not preparation for life but life itself. His experience with laboratory schools, civic reform, and democratic ideals informed his sustained effort to connect classroom practice with social intelligence and public participation. This volume is recommended for educators, students of philosophy, historians of ideas, and readers concerned with democracy's future. Dewey's arguments remain urgent wherever schools are asked not merely to transmit knowledge, but to cultivate judgment, cooperation, and thoughtful freedom.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreEducation and Learning
Length19 hrs 16 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 14, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION – Premium Edition (Including Democracy & Education) (Annotated)
19Chapter Thirteen: The Nature of Method
2Introduction
20Chapter Fourteen: The Nature of Subject Matter
3Author Biography
21Chapter Fifteen: Play and Work in the Curriculum
4Historical Context
22Chapter Sixteen: The Significance of Geography and History
5Synopsis (Selection)
23Chapter Seventeen: Science in the Course of Study
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6Experience and Education
24Chapter Eighteen: Educational Values
7Chapter One: Education as a Necessity of Life
25Chapter Nineteen: Labor and Leisure
8Chapter Two: Education as a Social Function
26Chapter Twenty: Intellectual and Practical Studies
9Chapter Three: Education as Direction
27Chapter Twenty-one: Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism
10Chapter Four: Education as Growth
28Chapter Twenty-two: The Individual and the World
11Chapter Five: Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline
29Chapter Twenty-Three: Vocational Aspects of Education
12Chapter Six: Education as Conservative and Progressive
30Chapter Twenty-four: Philosophy of Education
13Chapter Seven: The Democratic Conception in Education
31Chapter Twenty-five: Theories of Knowledge
14Chapter Eight: Aims in Education
32Chapter Twenty-six: Theories of Morals
15Chapter Nine: Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims
33Analysis
16Chapter Ten: Interest and Discipline
34Reflection
17Chapter Eleven: Experience and Thinking
35Memorable Quotes
18Chapter Twelve: Thinking in Education
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