Foundations of Method

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Foundations of Method is an influential educational theory book by William Heard Kilpatrick that explores the principles and philosophy underlying effective teaching and learning.

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instanceOf book
educational theory book
advocates active learning
democratic classroom practices
project-based learning
associatedWith American progressive education
Columbia University Teachers College NERFINISHED
author William Heard Kilpatrick NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
critiques authoritarian classroom methods
traditional rote learning
describes importance of student activity in learning
philosophical bases of teaching methods
role of experience in learning
educationalLevel teacher education
emphasizes connection between school and life
education for democracy
individual differences among learners
teacher as guide rather than authoritarian
focusesOn learner-centered education
principles of effective teaching
problem-solving in education
project method in teaching
relationship between theory and classroom practice
genre education
philosophy of education
hasInfluenced 20th-century American educational theory
progressive education movement
historicalPeriod 20th century
influencedBy John Dewey NERFINISHED
pragmatist philosophy
intendedAudience students of education
teacher educators
teachers
language English
mainSubject educational philosophy
learning processes
progressive education
teaching methods
notableFor influence on teacher education in the United States
systematic exposition of Kilpatrick's educational method
philosophicalApproach instrumentalism
pragmatism
usedIn teacher training curricula

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William Heard Kilpatrick notableWork Foundations of Method