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Article: Participants in the Arthurdale community schools' experiment in progressive education from the years 1934-1938 recount their experiences.
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- June 22, 2002
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INTRODUCTION
Arthurdale, the first New Deal resettlement community instituted by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had the unique opportunity of becoming a part of a specialized educational experience in curriculum planning and implementation primarily during the years of 1934-1938. With support from the government that was provided in part from Eleanor Roosevelt and other contributors, the Arthurdale schools participated in an educational plan based on the pedagogical philosophies of John Dewey known as "progressive education." Aiding in the design and management of the curriculum was Elsie Clapp, a former graduate assistant of Dewey's from Columbia University. When ...
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