Metaphysics in Education after Hutchins and Dewey.

Arcilla, Rene Vincente

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ERIC Number: EJ442225

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Metaphysics in Education after Hutchins and Dewey.

Arcilla, Rene Vincente

Teachers College Record, v93 n2 p281-90 Win 1991

The article discusses whether education should promote metaphysical questioning and speculation, noting the arguments of Robert Hutchins and John Dewey in the 1930s. It suggests that metaphysical questioning and meditative responses be part of education. (SM)

Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Foundations of Education, Higher Education, Student Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching (Occupation)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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