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Teachers, Leaders, and Schools : Essays by John Dewey

ISBN: 9780809329991 | 0809329999
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Southern Illinois Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 10/27/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
John Dewey was one of the most prominent philosophers and educational thinkers of the twentieth century, and his influence on modern education continues today. InTeachers, Leaders, and Schools: Essays by John Dewey,educators Douglas J. Simpson and Sam F. Stack Jr. have gathered some of Dewey's most user-friendly and insightful essays concerning education with the purpose of aiding potential and practicing teachers, administrators, and policy makers to prepare students for participation in democratic society. Selected largely, but not exclusively, for their accessibility, relevance, and breadth of information, these articles are grouped into five partsThe Classroom Teacher, The School Curriculum, The Educational Leader, The Ideal School, and The Democratic Society. Each part includes an introductory essay that connects Dewey's thoughts not only to each other but also to current educational concerns. The sections build on one another, revealing Dewey's educational theories and interests and illustrating how his thoughts remain relevant today.
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Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Selected Chronological Dates and Eventsp. xi
General Introduction: John Dewey and His Educational Writingsp. 1
The Classroom Teacher
Introduction: The Classroom Teacherp. 19
My Pedagogic Creed (1897)p. 24
To Those Who Aspire to the Profession of Teaching (1938)p. 33
Professional Spirit among Teachers (1913)p. 37
The Educational Balance, Efficiency and Thinking (1916)p. 41
Teaching Ethics in the High School (1893)p. 46
Philosophy of Education (1913)p. 52
The School Curriculum
Introduction: The School Curriculump. 65
The Psychological Aspect of the School Curriculum (1897)p. 71
The Moral Significance of the Common School Studies (1909)p. 81
Character Training for Youth (1934)p. 88
Art in Education (1911)p. 95
Science as Subject-Matter and as Method (1910)p. 99
Theory of Course of Study (1911)p. 107
The Educational Leader
Introduction: The Educational Leaderp. 117
Democracy and Educational Administration (1937)p. 123
Toward Administrative Statesmanship (1935)p. 131
General Principles of Educational Articulation (1929)p. 134
Democracy in Education (1903)p. 144
The Classroom Teacher (1924)p. 153
The Ideal School
Introduction: The Ideal Schoolp. 163
Monastery, Bargain Counter, or Laboratory in Education? (1932)p. 167
Progressive Education and the Science of Education (1928)p. 177
Dewey Outlines Utopian Schools (1933)p. 187
What Is Learning? (1937)p. 191
Education, Direct and Indirect (1904)p. 195
The Need for Orientation (1935)p. 202
The Democratic Society
Introduction: The Democratic Societyp. 209
What Is Democracy? (ca. 1946)p. 216
Democracy Is Radical (1937)p. 220
Freedom (1937)p. 223
Intelligence and Power (1934)p. 230
Nationalizing Education (1916)p. 234
The Teacher and the Public (1935)p. 241
The Duties and Responsibilities of the Teaching Profession (1930)p. 245
Creative Democracy-The Task before Us (1939)p. 249
Indexp. 255
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Douglas J. Simpson is the author of John Dewey and a coauthor of John Dewey and the Art of Teaching: Toward Reflective and Imaginative Practice. He holds the Helen DeVitt Jones Chair in Teacher Education in the department of curriculum and instruction at Texas Tech University.

Sam F. Stack Jr. is a professor of social and cultural foundations of education  at WestVirginia University. He is the author of Elsie Ripley Clapp (1879–1965): Her Life and the Community School.



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