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Take, for example, the question of organized subject-matter—which will be
discussed in some detail later. The problem for progressive education is: What is
the place and meaning of subject-matter and of organization within experience?
Take, for example, the question of organized subject-matter—which will be
discussed in some detail later. The problem for progressive education is: What is
the place and meaning of subject-matter and of organization within experience?
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I think that a good deal of the current opposition to the idea of organization is due
to the fact that it is so hard to get away from the picture of the studies of the old
school. The moment “organization” is mentioned imagination goes almost ...
I think that a good deal of the current opposition to the idea of organization is due
to the fact that it is so hard to get away from the picture of the studies of the old
school. The moment “organization” is mentioned imagination goes almost ...
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atrists to be a fertile source of later mental and emotional troubles—a fact which
testifies to the reality of this kind of organization. One of the great advances in
early school education, in the kindergarten and early grades, is that it preserves
the ...
atrists to be a fertile source of later mental and emotional troubles—a fact which
testifies to the reality of this kind of organization. One of the great advances in
early school education, in the kindergarten and early grades, is that it preserves
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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