Interest and Effort in Education

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Southern Illinois University Press Interest and Effort in Education With a Preface by James E. Wheeler John Dewey Interest and Effort in Education Southern Illinois University Press 1915 University Press Drive Mail Code 6806 Carbondale, IL 62901 www.siu.edu/~siupress ISBN 0-8093-2940-9 ISBN 978-0-8093-2940-3 Printed in the United States of America Cover design by George Lenox Education / Philosophy Interest and Effort in Education By John Dewey With a Preface by James E. Wheeler “John Dewey’s philosophy of education has two related aspects—the moral and the psychological. . . . Interest and Effort in Education is a seminal study on the scientific theory of learning that brings to bear the principles of dynamic, functional psychology on the processes of learning and teaching. Its study is still rewarding, especially in avoiding some of the misconceptions about the nature and character of motivation that developed as Dewey’s views made headway.” —Sidney Hook, author of John Dewey: An Intellectual Portrait Dewey_Interest_cvr_CDDC.indd 1 5/18/09 12:40:22 PM ...