Dewey’s Progressive Education, Experience and Instrumental Pragmatism With Particular Reference to the Concept of Bildung

Retter, Hein

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“…But the sources evaluated here don't confirm this impression. Furthermore, sources that have not yet been taken into account prove that Dewey's nimbus found serious critics outside his following (see Retter, 2012;2016;2018b). The awakening resistance among colleagues at Teachers College, whose spokesmen were Bagley and then Kandel, primarily concerned progressive education.…”

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The Centenary of William H. Kilpatrick’s “Project Method“: A Landmark in Progressive Education Against the Background of American-German Relations After World War I

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2018

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In 1935 a book was published in Germany with essays by John Dewey, the most famous American philosopher, and his equally internationally-renowned pupil, William H. Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick’s essay, “The Project Method”, published in 1918 (September), had triggered a storm of enthusiasm in the USA to convert the curriculum of public schools to the project method, which, however, in principle, had been used decades earlier in manual training schools. The article is the starting point of a larger investigation which shows how Kilpatrick’s Project Method came to Germany when its popularity had already evaporated and criticism dominated. This attempt at historical construction is based on previously unpublished letters by Kilpatrick 1931-34. To do this, we must describe the contemporary background, in particular the relations between American and German specialists in education, which were institutionally fostered by the Teachers College of Columbia University, New York City, and the Zentralinstitut für Erziehung und Unterricht (Central Institute for Education and Teaching), in Berlin. Both institutions were engaged in an exchange of educational experience through study trips until 1932. The different attitude and the ambivalence of Kilpatrick and Dewey with regard to the race question in the USA will also be mentioned. Claims of the more recent German Dewey reception that there was no interest in Dewey, Kilpatrick and American education in Germany between 1918-1932 are given critical examination.

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The Centenary of William H. Kilpatrick’s “Project Method“: A Landmark in Progressive Education Against the Background of American-German Relations After World War I

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2018

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“…Students' current experiences can be incorporated into formal teaching through distance learning. This provides an opportunity for them to share and discuss their feelings (Retter, 2012).…”

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Islamic Boarding School Education Leadership in Supporting Face to Face Learning During the Pandemic Period in Indonesia

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Fathurrochman

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This study identified of school education leadership skills in supporting virtual learning approach during pandemic disruption. The author believes that online learning requires solid educational leadership, which can empower all potential and influence. Hence, learning objectives was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic run well. So, the researchers have visited several scientific publications on several application databases of educational leadership studies during the disruption of the pandemic several complications such as Eric Publications, Google book, Taylor and France, and many other publications actively discussing educational leadership issues during distance learning as a result of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. While the review process involves several stages, first, giving coded the data, evaluated and looked for relevance, interpreted it in depth to conclude if the findings were relevant in answering valid questions. This study was entirely dependent on secondary data in the form of field details that have been published in various scientific publication journals, especially about educational leadership during pandemic disturbances. We found that there were a number of leadership educations was used to support virtual learning during pandemic as mention in finding section. Keywords: Virtual Learning, Learning Pandemic Time, Educational Leadership

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“…Der hohe fiktionale Anteil in Deweys Erfahrungsbegriff verwehrt die Möglichkeit, die komplexen, widersprüchlichen Bedingungen sozialer Realität voll zu erfassen. Im Glauben an "inquiry", "intelligent action", "growth" (Retter, 2012) (Böckenförde, 1977, S. 402.…”

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Religion, Toleranz, Rassismus im Wirkungsspektrum der Philosophie John Deweys – mit einem Seitenblick auf 100 Jahre „Demokratie und Erziehung“

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2016

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Religion, tolerance and democracy in the philosophy of John Dewey are at the centre of this contribution, with specific attention tho their contexts. In view of the escalating violence against Afro-Americans in the USA, which produces counterviolence, the question arises: What was the significance of tolence in Dewey’s conception of democracy? How successful was Dewey in using his pragmatic instrumentalism as a tool against open racism in American society? To answer these questions it is necessary to look at the origin and reception of pragmatism and the history of tolerance. A hundered years after the publication of „Democracy and Education, the the attempt of an answer leads to the realistic conclusion that Dewey’s educational philosophy promised more than it achieved. Two theses are discusssed: „Democracy and Education“ can only be fully understood against the background of a unity of democracy and religion in Dewewy’s early work. Secondly: Dewey’s social philosophy is a secular theology. While it could hardly reach the „color problem“ of American society, it was able to strengthen the belief in democracy.

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Dewey’s Progressive Education, Experience and Instrumental Pragmatism With Particular Reference to the Concept of Bildung

Cited by 6 publications

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The Centenary of William H. Kilpatrick’s “Project Method“: A Landmark in Progressive Education Against the Background of American-German Relations After World War I

The Centenary of William H. Kilpatrick’s “Project Method“: A Landmark in Progressive Education Against the Background of American-German Relations After World War I

Islamic Boarding School Education Leadership in Supporting Face to Face Learning During the Pandemic Period in Indonesia

Religion, Toleranz, Rassismus im Wirkungsspektrum der Philosophie John Deweys – mit einem Seitenblick auf 100 Jahre „Demokratie und Erziehung“

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