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ERIC Number: EJ444921
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
John Dewey and Human Development.
Cahan, Emily D.
Developmental Psychology, v28 n2 p205-14 Mar 1992
Discusses John Dewey's views on the meaning and nature of a psychology of human development. Focuses on his early commitment to idealistic philosophy, discovery of social psychology, and consummate interest in education. Dewey proposed that psychology could promote human development and social progress by elucidating mechanisms for realizing desired values. (GLR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Democracy, Educational Theories, Laboratory Schools, Philosophy, Social Psychology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dewey (John); Pragmatism