The Sources of a Science of Education - Softcover

Dewey, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1614270902 ISBN 13: 9781614270904

Publisher: Martino Fine Books, 2011

Synopsis

2011 Reprint of 1929 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This essay is Dewey's answer to the question: "Can there be a science of Education?" Contents Include: The sources of a science of education. Education as a science -- Education as an art -- Experience and abstraction -- What science means -- Illustrations from the physical sciences -- Borrowed techniques insufficient -- Laws vs. rules -- Scientifically developed attitudes -- Sources vs. content -- Educative processes as a source -- Illustration from engineering -- Science of education not independent -- Illustrations from measurements -- The scientific sources of education -- Arm-chair science -- Illustrations from school reports -- The teacher as investigator -- No intrinsic educational science content -- Special sources -- Illustrations -- Hypotheses -- The purpose of the philosophy of education -- Psychology -- Qualitative vs. quantitative values -- Illustration from S-R psychology -- Illustration from psychiatry -- Sociology -- Educational values -- General conclusion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Martino Fine Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1614270902
• ISBN 13: 9781614270904
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80