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John Dewey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been very influential. Dewey, along with Charles Sanders Peirce and W...
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John Dewey (1859 - 1952) has made, arguably, the most significant contribution to the development of educational thinking in the twentieth century. ... John Dewey's significance for informal educators lies in a number of areas. First, his belief that education must engage with and enlarge experience has continued to be...
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www.infed.org/thinkers/et-dewey.htm
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John Dewey, a major figure in American intellectual history, is considered to be one of the few Americans of the twentieth century who ". . . can be acknowledged on a world scale as a spokesman for mankind" (Dykhuizen, 1973, p. xv).
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www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/dewey/dewey.html
www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/dewey/dewey.html
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John Dewey was a leading proponent of the American school of thought known as "pragmatism," a view that rejected the dualistic epistemology and metaphysics of modern philosophy in favor of a naturalistic approach that viewed knowledge as arising from an active adaptation of the human organism to its environment.
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www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey.htm
www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey.htm
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John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher and educator whose writings and teachings have had profound influences on education in the United States. ... Others include The Life and Mind of John Dewey by George Dykhuizen (Southern Illinois University Press, 1973) and John Dewey: An Intellectual Portrait by Sidney...
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lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/janicke/Dewey.html
lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/janicke/Dewey.html
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A brief discussion of the life and works of John Dewey, with links to additional information. ... Educated in his native Vermont and at Johns Hopkins University, John Dewey enjoyed a lengthy career as an educator, psychologist, and philosopher. He initiated the progressive laboratory school at the University of Chicago,
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www.philosophypages.com/ph/dewe.htm
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