2. INTRODUCTION
John Dewey was an American philosopher,
psychologist and educational reformer whose thoughts have
great influence in education and social reform .Dewey is best
known for his writings on education but he also have written
about many other topics including experience, logics, ethics,
nature and art. Dewey defines education as the development
of all those capacities in the individual which will enable him to
control his environment and fulfil his possibilities. It is the
process that begins with very birth of the child and goes on
throughout the whole life.
3. It is a process of which has two sides one is psychological and
other is sociological.
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF JOHN DEWEY ARE :
The school and society.
The school and tomorrow.
The school and curriculum.
4. DEFINITION
“ Education is the process of living through a continuous
reconstruction of experiences.”
AIMS OF EDUCATION
Social efficiency.
Education is life.
Education is experience.
Education should combine theory and practice.
5. DEWEY ON SCHOOL CURRICULUM
Dewey advocates that broader curriculum programmes are
needed and emphasis should be placed in total development of
the personas being equally important as intellectual and
academic.
The teacher is a guide and director he steers the boat but the
energy that people it must come from those who are learning.
The teacher is engaged not simply in the training of individuals
but in the formation of the proper social life in this way the
teacher is always the prophet of the true god.
6. DEWEY’S METHOD OF TEACHING
Dewey’s method of teaching is based on his pragmatic
philosophy. He is of the opinion that direct experiences is the basis
of all method. Knowledge takes place from spontaneous activities
of the children. Dewey's method of teaching is based on the
principles of learning by doing activities in connection with the
life of the child.
The project or problem method which Dewey advocates the
child’s interest and purpose are the most important thing.
for this problems or project method Dewey laid down the
following five steps are essential.
The pupil should have a genuine situation of experience.
7. A genuine problem should arise from the situation and should
stimulate the thinking of the child.
The child should obtain information or make observation
needed to deal with the problems.
The suggested solutions should occur to him/her.
He/she should have an opportunity to test his/her ideas by
application, discipline. He emphasis on the limited social
discipline.
he advocates 4 interest among children
1. Interest on conversation.
2. Interest on inquiry.
3. Interest on construction.
4. Interest on expression.
8. MERITS
It increases intellectual potency and learning becomes
permanent.
It shifts from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation.
The learning of the heuristics of discovery.
It aids to conserving memory and discover new knowledge.
Students feel original discovery.
It develops first hand experience and emphasis on activity.
It develops self-confidence and self-reliance.
It is based on principle of activity, learning by doing.
Develops work habit and research outlook.
9. CONCLUSION
In Dewey's extrinsic works thought out his life he
linked his wive on hour education could improve society the
founder of what become known as the progressive education
movement. Dewey argued that it was the job of education to
encourage individual to develop these full potential as human
beings he was especially civilized in the county.
