TY - BOOK AU - Dewey,John TI - Democracy and education: an introduction to the philosophy of education SN - 1595478477 AV - LB 875 D519d 2007 U1 - 371.3 PY - 2007/// CY - [Sioux Falls, SD?] PB - NuVision Publications KW - Education KW - Philosophy KW - Social aspects KW - Filosofía de la educación KW - Valores educativos KW - Educación KW - Metodología KW - Fines y objetivos KW - Teoría del conocimiento N2 - John Dewey (1859-1952) believed that learning was active and schooling unnecessarily long and restrictive. His idea was that children came to school to do things and live in a community which gave them real, guided experiences which fostered their capacity to contribute to society. Dewey's education philosophy helped forward the "progressive education" movement, and spawned the development of "experiential education" programs and experiments. This treatise was originally published in 1916 ER -