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ERIC Number: EJ440034
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
The Debate over Schooling: Influences of Dewey and Thorndike.
Levin, Robert A.
Childhood Education, v68 n2 p71-75 Win 1991
Discusses the educational philosophies of the two camps of the Progressive Education Movement: the child-centered education camp, exemplified by the work of John Dewey, and mass education camp exemplified by the rising "science" of educational testing (led by Edward L. Thorndike) and the growth and centralized authority of large bureaucratic school districts. (BB)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Testing, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Progressive Education, Public Education, Public Schools, Student Centered Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Centered Education; Dewey (John); Thorndike (Edward L)