Dewey's Theoretical Work

Dewey is best known for his work in progressive education. He strongly believed that students learn by doing and experiencing real-life tasks. In addition to progressive education, Dewey also supported woman’s suffrage, world peace, and educator’s rights. Dewey published several books about philosophy. Some of his most popular books include Democracy and Education and Logic. His philosophy was pragmatism, which believes that truth is a tool used by human beings to resolve their problems, it is also about the truth of a theory can only be determined if a theory works. Dewey had many positive impacts on learning theories is very well known for his outspokenness in many movements in the early 1900’s.

 More information on Dewey's theoretical work: http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/dewey.htm

A summary video of Dewey's views on education

A self portrait of John Dewey (1859-1952)