Essays on John Dewey

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to conduct a self-reflection on the knowledge acquired after undertaking the course. As such, it is set to analyze my orientations and perspectives about the needs of the students, the roles of the teacher, and incorporation of culture. Methods: The paper is based on the analysis of peer-reviewed articles that provide a framework of the self-assessment. In other words, the theoretical stipulations presented by the authors are used as the lenses of the assessment. Findings: The course has imparted crucial understanding in regard to how I view education and roles of different ...

John Dewey and Progressive Education Model in the 20th Century Education Reform

Theorist John Dewey highlighted the fundamental tenet of progressive education reform as a 21st C pedagogical function that informs the debate on the contemporary education. The underlie relationship between students and teachers and the extent to which the school system is responsible for the intellectual, social and emotional development of the students marks the basis of 21st C reforms in education. Accordingly, Zilversmit (1993), notes that while test offer valid measures for student learning the focus of the curriculum should be to prepare students for the wider social responsibility. The principles of John Dewey progressive model of education inspire the ...

John Dewey “Experience and Nature”: The Analysis

The objective of this paper is to analyze John Dewey’s fundamental philosophical study “Experience and Nature” for the purpose of assessing the author’s claim that modern views of the relationship between individual personhood and society prioritize the significance of the individuality in shaping society in a way that ancient views did not. The first part of the paper will deal with Dewey’s characterization of ancient notions of society, particularly his assertion that in the ancient world the social order was authoritative over the lived of individuals. The following part will focus on the author’s claim that ...

Management

Introduction Total quality management (TQM) is an important measurement tool associated with an organization. It is a method through which an organization can gain in their operations and services (Baldacchino and Farrugia 56). For example, by continuously improving the quality of services or products an organization can grow and compete; the success is measured by the quality of services (Baldacchino and Farrugia 56). Management is a strategy that is usually interactive on the basis of four elements known as planning, controlling, organizing and leading. These four elements are there to examine the effectiveness of an organization, and it has a direct ...

Information technology risk sources and mitigation strategies

Introduction John Dewey lived between 1859 –1952 made, the most positive impacts by his involvement towards the enhancement of educational perspectives in the 20th century (Dewey, 1990). He was an American, best known for his contribution as a philosopher, psychologist educator, political activist and social criticizer. Dewey's philosophical works, concern with interacting, reflecting and practice, and curiosity in democracy and community were collected to create a evocative educative custom. Dewey is mostly seen in a negative light - and associated with juveniles in the wrong ways-egocentric education. According to his work, his duty cannot be included easily into the curriculum practices ...

Management

Introduction Total quality management (TQM) is an important measurement tool associated with an organization. It is basically a method through which an organization cans appreciation in their operations and services accordingly (Baldacchino and Farrugia, p.56). Management is a function cum strategy that usually found interactive on the basis of five elements that known as planning, controlling, organizing and leading. All of these four elements are there to examine the effectiveness of an organization, and it has a direct linkage with the financial and strategic prosperity of an entity. The value of TQM and simple management schemes are wonderful, as it ...

Introduction

This comparison considers an article by Sir Ken Robinson, ‘How Schools Stifle Creativity’ and the book by John Dewey ‘Experience and Education’. The two works take remarkably informative views on education and the direction it should take to be of benefit to the wholesome education of the learners.

Question (1), summary of the book by ‘Experience and Education’

The book by ‘Experience and Education’ starts with a strong statement of what traditional education is. The author defines the process of education as one whose intent is to prepare the young for future responsibilities by way of imparting in them organized bodies of information and prepared forms of skills (Dewey, 2-3). The ...

Education has always been deemed important for an individual to obtain, as parents believe that a good education will help prepare children for a better and successful future. In most instances, children are sent to school to change their destiny and improve their life circumstance compared with what the parents endured. In the past, boys were encouraged to get an education, while the girls were left in the care of the mothers. The belief then was that girls and women do not have anything to contribute to society, thus, must be relegated back in the house doing household chores. However, this ...

DEFINING EDUCATION

Education can be defined in many ways. It has the following context: personal, social, psychological, economic, philosophical, political and educational. From the view point of educationists, education is a lifelong process: from birth to death. Every activity that leads to betterment of an individual or a society is part of education. Education is a broader concept that includes the concepts like knowledge, learning, training, instruction, teaching etc. Reading can be said to be the most important means of education because the material the reader accesses can perhaps be the authentic source. Researchers in the field of education and learning have explored ...

It is an obligation of society to make schools as good as possible for today’s students. About 100 years ago educational philosopher John Dewey realized that two purposes. It benefitted both society and individual student. Students at that time were not being taught or encouraged to actually think, or engage in the use of higher level thought processes. If students incorporated some of their experiences into their learning, they could then use their upper level thinking skills and make learning more valuable and a more worthwhile experience. This concept of self-driven introduced by Dewey was an entirely new concept. ...

In his book, Interest and Effort in Education, John Dewey (2009) investigates education. John Dewey was not a man who was content to merely educate his students. He had the mind of a social scientist. He wanted to know how people learned, why people had certain interests, and why education was important. Dewey ultimately isolated two reasons for education that were important: society benefitted as did the individual student (Dewey, 2009).

Almost 100 years ago, Dewey realized that education needed to benefit both society and individual student. The long-term benefit of education, the good of society, was recognized by Dewey as ...

Introduction

Communication is very fundamental to human life owing to the fact that it helps people establish relationships, express themselves, interact with other people and the world, accomplish tasks as individuals and as a team and also helps people manage others and lead an organization. This paper seeks to explore Managerial communication in a business membership organization The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). It explores the different ways of managerial communication like: verbal and non verbal which includes: gestures, written, body language amongst others. Managerial communication is an essential function which enhances smooth communication between managers and also with employees and ...

Biography of John Dewey

John Dewey is the American philosopher who can be seen as the leader of the pragmatism school of thought. This pragmatism school of thought is in essence the naturalistic view that knowledge surfaces when a human being actively adjusts to his surroundings instead of observing the world in a static, inactive manner (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). His philosophy is focused on stretching the mind in an active manner and experience. Dewey himself is evidence for the experiences, he has used theories of “modern biology, psychology, physics, and the historical sciences” (Hook, 2008, p.3). His influence from these theories and on these ...

Abstract

Higher education is guided by philosophical principles that administrators use to set curricula and establish policies that govern how institutions are run. The educational philosophy of pragmatic instrumentalism offers one such ideal, which proceeds from a belief that theory and practical application could and should be meshed in order to prepare students to impact their environment. This is a theory well-suited for a Democratic society, the well-being of which men such as Thomas Jefferson believed hinges on the participation of an informed populace. Though pragmatism in higher education seeks a practical and applicable learning outcome for students, it does not mean, and should ...

States of Reason and Being:

The Influence of Jesus, Darwin, Heidegger and Schwab on Higher Education

Abstract

The effect of Jesus, Charles Darwin, Martin Heidegger and Joseph Schwab on higher education is at once complex and subtle. Jesus revealed the essential simplicity inherent in passing on knowledge to others. Yet the lessons he imparted reached average persons on many levels and altered the course of history. Charles Darwin showed that the centuries-old tradition of rote learning, in which the student is a participant but not the subject, could be changed and a participatory approach instituted that more closely resembles the society it is intended to serve. Martin ...

Introduction

John Dewey is considered to be one of America’s greatest philosophers and educationist. He is perhaps a founder of pragmatism trend of philosophy and the new school of social research. In his books, he deals with a wide range of subjects that vary from education, journalism, humanism, social and political activism, democracy, aesthetics, philosophy and many other critical issues in the society. A Common Faith is one of Dewey’s greatest collections of books and in this book, he tackles the issue of religion from a perspective that other philosophers before him had not. In this essay, we discuss the relevance ...