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John Dewey's Design for American Education: An Analysis of Aspects of His Work at the University of Chicago, 1894–1904

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2017

Arthur G. Wirth
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Extract

For some time I have believed we owed it to ourselves to have a more rational discussion of the role of Dewey's thought in American education. His thinking is too firmly embedded in our tradition for us to profit from attempts to hide his works with a shroud, or to exorcise his spirit with clichés. This is as foolish as reiterating his words endlessly as if on a Tibetan prayer wheel.

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Research Article
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History of Education Quarterly , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , June 1964 , pp. 83 - 105
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Copyright © 1964, University of Pittsburgh Press 

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