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ERIC Number: EJ231074
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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John Dewey and the Social Studies Curriculum.
Egan, Kieran
Theory and Research in Social Education, v8 n2 p37-55 Sum 1980
Examines the basis of social studies curricula and points out why these principles have generated a curricula which is not interesting or relevant to students today. Principles, based on the writings of John Dewey, are that teaching and learning should begin with the child's experience, formal education is distinct from natural education and socializing is distinct from educating. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems, Educational History, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dewey (John)