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ERIC Number: EJ610686
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-2004
Deweyan Pragmatism and the Quest for True Belief.
McCarthy, Christine L.; Sears, Evelyn
Educational Theory, v50 n2 p213-27 Spr 2000
Argues that Deweyan philosophical pragmatism does not share the radical ontological and epistemological theses that are common elements of constructivism, demonstrating that the Deweyan-pragmatic perspective is one that is ontologically realist and requires a correspondence of truth. The paper concludes that Deweyan pragmatism is neither a version of, nor a prototype for, contemporary constructivisms. (SM)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inquiry, Realism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dewey (John); Knowledge Development; Ontology; Pragmatism; Truth