John Dewey 1859 1952

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John Dewey1859 - 1952
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The Life of John Dewey

• Born in 1859 in Burlington Vermont.
• Was an American psychologist, philosopher and
  educator.
• Received his B.A. from the University of Vermont
  in 1879.
• Received his Ph.D. from John Hopkins University
  in 1884.
• Taught at the University of Michigan from 1884
  1888.
• Taught at the University of Minnesota from 1889
  1894.

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The University of Chicago Lab School

• In 1894, he moved to Chicago with his wife,
  Alice, to start a school.
• It was established in 1896 to test his theories
  about education.
• The creation of the lab school is one of the most
  influential things he did for modern education.

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• Child-centered learning was his creed.
• Dewey believed that children came to school to do
  things.
• Applying subject matter to the real world through
  activities was essential.
• He believed that children learn by doing.

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• Laboratory Schools in the United States of
  America
• Eastern Kentucky University
• University of Chicago
• Illinois State University
• University of Illinois
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Louisiana State University
• University of Hawaii at Manoa
• University of Missouri at Columbia
• University of Northern Iowa
• International Laboratory Schools
• University of Toronto
• University of Alberta

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He believed much of present education fails
because it neglects this fundamental principle of
the school as a form of community life. He
believed the discipline of the school should
proceed from the life of the school as a whole
and not directly from the teacher. He believed
the teacher should determine on the basis of
larger experience and riper wisdom, how the
discipline of life shall come to the child.
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• There are links between education and politics.
• The development of critical thinking helps
  protect our society from dictatorship.
• Education can improve society.

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His Writings Include

• Psychology 1887
• My Pedagogic Creed 1897
• The School and Society 1899
• Moral Principles in Education 1909
• Democracy and Education 1916
• Reconstruction in Philosophy 1920
• Human Nature and Conduct 1922
• The Quest for Certainty 1929
• Art as Experience 1934
• Logic The Theory of Inquiry 1938
• Problems of Men 1946

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Bibliography

• www.ucls.uchicago.edu
• www.infed.org/archives/e-text/e-dew-pc.htm
• www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dewey.htm
• www.nals.net
• www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAdewey.htm