John Dewey - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Dewey (/ ˈ d uː i /; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.
John Dewey | Biography, Philosophy, Pragmatism, & Education
WEBJohn Dewey, American philosopher and educator who was a cofounder of the philosophical movement known as pragmatism, a pioneer in functional psychology, an innovative theorist of democracy, and a leader of the progressive movement in education in the United States.
John Dewey - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBNov 1, 2018 · John Dewey (1859–1952) was one of American pragmatism’s early founders, along with Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, and arguably the most prominent American intellectual for the first half of the twentieth century.
John Dewey on Education: Impact & Theory - Simply Psychology
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · John Dewey was a notable educational reformer and established the path for decades of subsequent research in the field of educational psychology. Influenced by his philosophical and psychological theories, Dewey’s concept of instrumentalism in education stressed learning by doing, which was opposed to authoritarian teaching methods and …
John Dewey: Biography, Experimentalism Philosophy, Works
WEBAug 9, 2023 · Educator John Dewey originated the experimentalism philosophy. A proponent of social change and education reform, he founded The New School for Social Research.
Dewey, John - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBJohn Dewey was a leading proponent of the American school of thought known as pragmatism, a view that rejected the dualistic epistemology and metaphysics of modern philosophy in favor of a naturalistic approach that viewed knowledge as arising from an active adaptation of the human organism to its environment.
John Dewey: Portrait of a Progressive Thinker
WEBWorried about working for a university dedicated to laissez-faire capitalism, Dewey found himself becoming more of a populist, more of a socialist, more sympathetic to the settlement house pioneered by Jane Addams, and more skeptical of his childhood Christianity.
John Dewey · Learning by Doing · Pedagogy for Change
WEBThe man behind the words is the American philosopher, educator and social critic John Dewey, who all the way back in 1887 wrote his first pedagogical article My Pedagogic Creed, and whose pedagogical thoughts have since been known worldwide.
Why John Dewey’s vision for education and ... - The Conversation
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · John Dewey was one of the most important educational philosophers of the 20th century. His work has been cited in scholarly publications over 400,000 times.
John Dewey summary | Britannica
WEBJohn Dewey, (born Oct. 20, 1859, Burlington, Vt., U.S.—died June 1, 1952, New York, N.Y.), U.S. philosopher and educator who was one of the founders of pragmatism, a pioneer in functional psychology, and a leader of the …