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Page 69
Now, this external and physical side of activity cannot be separated from the
internal side of activity; from freedom of thought, desire, and purpose. The
limitation that was put upon outward action by the fixed arrangements of the
typical ...
Now, this external and physical side of activity cannot be separated from the
internal side of activity; from freedom of thought, desire, and purpose. The
limitation that was put upon outward action by the fixed arrangements of the
typical ...
Page 72
The only escape from them in the standardized school is an activity which is
irregular and perhaps disobedient. There cannot be complete quietude in a
laboratory or workshop. The nonsocial character of the traditional school is seen
in the ...
The only escape from them in the standardized school is an activity which is
irregular and perhaps disobedient. There cannot be complete quietude in a
laboratory or workshop. The nonsocial character of the traditional school is seen
in the ...
Page 106
But the principle of organization of activity in terms of some perception of the
relation of consequences to means applies even with the very young. Otherwise
an activity ceases to be educative because it is blind. With increased maturity, the
...
But the principle of organization of activity in terms of some perception of the
relation of consequences to means applies even with the very young. Otherwise
an activity ceases to be educative because it is blind. With increased maturity, the
...
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Contents
THE NEED OF A THEORY OF EX PERIENCE | 12 |
CRITERIA OF EXPERIENCE | 23 |
SOCIAL CONTROL | 53 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Experience and Education Issue 10 of The Kappa Delta Pi lecture series |
| Author | John Dewey |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1951 |
| Length | 116 pages |
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