John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century. The School and Society: Being Three Lectures (1899) was John Dewey's first published work of length on education. A highly influential publication in its own right it would also lay the foundation for his later work. In the lectures included in the initial publication, Dewey proposes a psychological, social, and political framework for progressive education. Notably, this includes collaborative practical experimentation as the central element of school work. He argues that the progressive approach is both an inevitable product of the Industrial Revolution and a natural fit with the psychology of children.

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Education Theory & PracticeTable of contents
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- The school and the society
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- THE SCHOOL AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
- THE SCHOOL AND THE LIFE OF THE CHILD
- WASTE IN EDUCATION
- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
- FROEBEL’S EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES
- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OCCUPATIONS
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATTENTION
- THE AIM OF HISTORY IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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