Experience and Education

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Experience and Education is a foundational 1938 work of educational philosophy by John Dewey that critiques traditional schooling and outlines a progressive, experience-based approach to learning.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
work of educational philosophy
advocates education based on quality of experience
flexible curriculum
linking school and life
author John Dewey
centralConcept continuity of experience
democratic education
growth
interaction of learner and environment
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes authoritarian classroom practices
rigid subject-matter organization
rote learning
critiques traditional education
traditional schooling
describedAs classic text in progressive education
foundational work in educational philosophy
emphasizes active learning
learner experience
problem-solving
reflective thinking
genre educational philosophy
non-fiction
hasAuthor John Dewey NERFINISHED
hasForm book-length treatise
essay
influenced 20th-century educational theory
curriculum theory
experiential education practices
influencedBy progressive education movement
language English
mainSubject education
experiential learning
philosophy of education
progressive education
partOf John Dewey's educational writings
philosophicalApproach pragmatism
proposes experience-based approach to learning
progressive approach to education
publicationYear 1938
targetAudience education students
educators
philosophers of education

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