In this Book
- Teachers, Leaders, and Schools: Essays by John Dewey
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
John Dewey was one of the most prominent philosophers and educational thinkers of the twentieth century, and his influence on modern education continues today. In Teachers, Leaders, and Schools: Essays by John Dewey, educators Douglas J. Simpson and Sam F. Stack Jr. have gathered some of Dewey’s most user-friendly and insightful essays concerning education with the purpose of aiding potential and practicing teachers, administrators, and policy makers to prepare students for participation in democratic society.
Selected largely, but not exclusively, for their accessibility, relevance, and breadth of information, these articles are grouped into five parts—The Classroom Teacher, The School Curriculum, The Educational Leader, The Ideal School, and The Democratic Society. Each part includes an introductory essay that connects Dewey’s thoughts not only to each other but also to current educational concerns. The sections build on one another, revealing Dewey’s educational theories and interests and illustrating how his thoughts remain relevant today.
Table of Contents
- Front Cover
- pp. 1-4
- Copyright Page
- pp. 5-7
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Part One. The Classroom Teacher
- Introduction: The Classroom Teacher
- pp. 19-23
- My Pedagogic Creed (1897)
- pp. 24-32
- Philosophy of Education (1913)
- pp. 52-62
- Part Two. The School Curriculum
- Introduction: The School Curriculum
- pp. 65-70
- Character Training for Youth (1934)
- pp. 88-94
- Art in Education (1911)
- pp. 95-98
- Theory of Course of Study (1911)
- pp. 107-114
- Part Three. The Educational Leader
- Introduction: The Educational Leader
- pp. 117-122
- Toward Administrative Statesmanship (1935)
- pp. 131-133
- Democracy in Education (1903)
- pp. 144-152
- The Classroom Teacher (1924)
- pp. 153-160
- Part Four. The Ideal School
- Introduction: The Ideal School
- pp. 163-166
- Dewey Outlines Utopian Schools (1933)
- pp. 187-190
- What Is Learning? (1937)
- pp. 191-194
- Education, Direct and Indirect (1904)
- pp. 195-201
- The Need for Orientation (1935)
- pp. 202-206
- Part Five. The Democratic Society
- Introduction: The Democratic Society
- pp. 209-215
- What Is Democracy? (ca. 1946)
- pp. 216-219
- Democracy Is Radical (1937)
- pp. 220-222
- Freedom (1937)
- pp. 223-229
- Intelligence and Power (1934)
- pp. 230-233
- Nationalizing Education (1916)
- pp. 234-240
- The Teacher and the Public (1935)
- pp. 241-244
- Creative Democracy—The Task before Us (1939)
- pp. 249-254
- Author bios
- p. 259
- Back Cover
- p. 274