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Article: JOHN DEWEY & EARL KELLEY: GIANTS IN DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION.
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- Education
- Article date:
- September 22, 1998
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This paper examines selected work of Dewey and Kelley. An overview of schools from colonial times through the 1960s proceeds an analysis of their vision for democratic schools. The essay presents Dewey's analysis of subject matter and teacher role and Kelley's work in perception. Implications of their philosophy for current educational reform efforts suggest that:
1.subject matter comes from learners' needs,
2.grades and promotion should be eliminated, and
3.learners should be involved in planning, executing, and evaluating activities.
The author was a student and colleague of Kelley. The paper grew from his desire to capture the ...