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ERIC Number: EJ404421
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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A Neglected Educational Ideal: Activity for Its Own Sake.
Casement, William
Social Education, v54 n1 p31-34 Jan 1990
Contends that the pragmatic philosophy of the educational progressives permeates education today and emphasizes only the practical or vocational. Argues for activity for its own sake and states that contemporary Aristotelian scholars interpret his doctrine to encompass the view that intellectual activities can be pursued for intrinsic enjoyment in the classic tradition. (GG)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, General Education, History Instruction, Instructional Leadership, Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Aristotle; Classic Education; Pragmatism