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2011 Reprint of 1929 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This essay is Dewey's answer to the question: "Can there be a science of Education?" Contents Include: The sources of a science of education. Education as a science -- Education as an art -- Experience and abstraction -- What science means -- Illustrations from the physical sciences -- Borrowed techniques insufficient -- Laws vs. rules -- Scientifically developed attitudes -- Sources vs. content -- Educative processes as a source -- Illustration from engineering -- Science of education not independent -- Illustrations from measurements -- The scientific sources of education -- Arm-chair science -- Illustrations from school reports -- The teacher as investigator -- No intrinsic educational science content -- Special sources -- Illustrations -- Hypotheses -- The purpose of the philosophy of education -- Psychology -- Qualitative vs. quantitative values -- Illustration from S-R psychology -- Illustration from psychiatry -- Sociology -- Educational values -- General conclusion.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Education Philosophy & theory of education

• Full title: Sources of a Science of Education
• Author: John Dewey
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80
• EAN: 9781614270904
• ISBN: 9781614270904
• ID: 08800543
• Publisher: Martino Fine Books
• Weight: 144 g
• Dimensions: 228 × 154 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. June 2011

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