Demokratie und Erziehung

A key work of international reform pedagogy. The American philosopher and educator systematically establishes education and democracy as forms of shared and collective experience. The school as a model for democracy becomes the foundation for teaching and learning in modern societies. "Democracy and Education," first published in 1916, is regarded as John Dewey's main work and a key text in international reform pedagogy. Dewey develops a modern pedagogy based on the idea of grounding education as a democratic experience, while also understanding democracy as a medium of educational experience. Education is not a function or instrument of politics; rather, it realizes itself as democracy. The school becomes the seed of the democratic society. Dewey's demand for a school that does not see itself as a place of social...