*Inquiry and Its Contexts: John Dewey and the Aims of Education
Johnston, James Scott
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Description
Title
*Inquiry and Its Contexts: John Dewey and the Aims of Education
Author(s)
Johnston, James Scott
Issue Date
2004
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Feinberg, Walter
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
American Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Ultimately, I claim, inquiry is to be developed in and through, (formal) education. This puts education in an important respect to inquiry. For if the sort of inquiry that Dewey claims is necessary to solve 'the problems of men,' is to be cultivated, certain characteristics of schools must be present for this to happen. I conclude the study with examples of two schools that, broadly speaking, achieve this. Suggestions for further development of these schools follow.
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