The School and Society — John Dewey

A second edition affords a grateful opportunity for recalling that this little book is a sign of the coöperating thoughts and sympathies of many persons Its indebtedness to Mrs Emmons Blaine is partly indicated in the dedication From my friends Mr and Mrs George Herbert Mead came that interest unflagging attention to detail and artistic taste which in my absence remade colloquial remarks until they were fit to print and then saw the results through the press with the present attractive result a mode of authorship made easy which I recommend to others fortunate enough to possess such friends It would be an extended paragraph which should list all the friends whose timely and persisting generosity has made possible the school which inspired and defined the ideas of these pages These friends I am sure would be the first to recognize the peculiar appropriateness of especial mention of the names of Mrs Charles R Crane and Mrs William R Linn And the school itself in its educational work is a joint undertaking Many have engaged in shaping it The clear and experienced intelligence of my wife is wrought everywhere into itstexture The wisdom tact and devotion of its instructors have brought about a transformation of its original amorphous plans into articulate form and substance with life and movement of their own Whatever the issue of the ideas presented in this book the satisfaction coming from the coöperation of the diverse thoughts and deeds of many persons in undertaking to enlarge the life of the child will abide

A second edition affords a grateful opportunity for recalling that this little book is a sign of the coöperating thoughts and sympathies of many persons Its indebtedness to Mrs Emmons Blaine is partly indicated in the dedication From my friends Mr and Mrs George Herbert Mead came that interest unflagging attention to detail and artistic taste which in my absence remade colloquial remarks until they were fit to print and then saw the results through the press with the present attractive result a mode of authorship made easy which I recommend to others fortunate enough to possess such friends It would be an extended paragraph which should list all the friends whose timely and persisting generosity has made possible the school which inspired and defined the ideas of these pages These friends I am sure would be the first to recognize the peculiar appropriateness of especial mention of the names of Mrs Charles R Crane and Mrs William R Linn And the school itself in its educational work is a joint undertaking Many have engaged in shaping it The clear and experienced intelligence of my wife is wrought everywhere into itstexture The wisdom tact and devotion of its instructors have brought about a transformation of its original amorphous plans into articulate form and substance with life and movement of their own Whatever the issue of the ideas presented in this book the satisfaction coming from the coöperation of the diverse thoughts and deeds of many persons in undertaking to enlarge the life of the child will abide

This edition brings Dewey s educational theory into sharp focus framing his two classic works by frank assessments past and present of the practical applications of Dewey s ideas In addition to a substantial introduction in which Philip W Jackson explains why more of Dewey s ideas haven t been put into practice this edition restores a lost chapter dropped from the book by Dewey in 1915

Özet John Dewey nin bu eseri okulun çocuğun ve daha geniş sosyal topluluğun arasındaki temel ilişkiyi inceleyen ilerici eğitimin progressive education kurucu metinlerinden biridir Dewey nin Chicago Üniversitesi Laboratuvar Okulları ndaki deneyimlerine dayanan çalışma eğitimin sadece gelecek yaşama bir hazırlık değil yaşamın kendisi olan sürekli bir süreç olması gerektiğini savunur Dewey geleneksel ve pasif okul modelini eleştirerek yaparak öğrenme learning by doing ilkesinin temel yöntem olduğu öğrenci merkezli bir yaklaşımı savunur Akademik bilgiyi toplumsal ilerleme ve endüstriyel tarihle ilişkilendirmek için dokumacılık ve marangozluk gibi el işlerinin müfredata dahil edilmesini vurgular Kitap okulların demokratik değerleri iş birliği ruhunu ve çocuğun karakter ile zeka gelişimini bütüncül bir şekilde besleyen küçük bir topluluk olarak nasıl işlev görebileceğini ortaya koyar Anahtar Kelimeler İlerici Eğitim Eğitim Felsefesi Yaparak Öğrenme Sosyal İlerleme John Dewey Abstract The School and Society by John Dewey is a foundational text in progressive education that explores the essential relationship between the school the child and the broader social community Based on Dewey s experiences at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools the work argues that education should not be a mere preparation for future living but a continuous process of living itself Dewey critiques the traditional passive model of schooling and advocates for a student centered approach where learning by doing becomes the primary method He emphasizes the integration of manual training such as weaving and carpentry to connect academic knowledge with social progress and industrial history The book highlights how schools can function as miniature communities to foster democratic values cooperative spirit and the holistic development of the child s character and intellect Keywords Progressive Education Educational Philosophy Learning by Doing Social Progress John Dewey