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L subject matter in order that the understanding of this subject - matter may
illumine the meaning and significance of the problems . Scientific study leads to
and enlarges experience , but this experience is educative only to the degree that
it ...
L subject matter in order that the understanding of this subject - matter may
illumine the meaning and significance of the problems . Scientific study leads to
and enlarges experience , but this experience is educative only to the degree that
it ...
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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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It is a matter of growth , and there are many obstacles which tend to obstruct
growth and to deflect it into wrong lines . I shall have something to say later about
organization . All that is needed , perhaps , at this point is to say that we must ...
It is a matter of growth , and there are many obstacles which tend to obstruct
growth and to deflect it into wrong lines . I shall have something to say later about
organization . All that is needed , perhaps , at this point is to say that we must ...
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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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