Rediscovering Dewey
Subtitle: a reflection on independent thinking
By: Steven Simpson
Edition: Rev.
Publisher: Wood 'N' Barnes Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bethany, OK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781885473615
Subjects: Teaching; Moral and ethical aspects; Experiential learning; Learning by discovery; Independent study; Thought and thinking; Study and teaching; Education; Philosophy; Democracy; Apprentissage expérientiel; Apprentissage par la découverte; Travail autonome (Éducation); Pensée; Étude et enseignement; Éducation; Philosophie; Démocratie
Description: John Dewey believed in education, and he believed in American participatory democracy. Simpson uses personal anecdotes, Dewey s extensive writings, and even Chinese legends to discuss Dewey s ideas about teaching democracy, independent thinking, and a sense of community. They are as relevant today as when they were written. --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201).

Steven Simpson is an author, speaker, professor and editor. Currently he serves as the Chair of the Department of Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Steven has been a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan and he has also taught at the Graduate Institute of Environmental Education at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei. He has contributed articles to books, served as the Editor of the Journal of Experiential Education and published articles in the Journal of Experiential Education, Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, Journal of Environmental Education, Society and Natural Resources, Recreational Sports Journal, Call to Earth: Journal of the International Association for Environmental Philosophy, Journal of Applied Recreation Research, Chinese Environment and Development, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (UK), Journal of Geographical Science (Taiwan), and many others. Steven is a coauthor of The Chiji Guidebook: A Collection of Experiential Activities and Ideas for Using Chiji Cards and The Processing Pinnacle: An Educator s Guide to Better Processing, and the author of The Leader Who is Hardly Known: Self-less Teaching From the Chinese Tradition. Dr. Simpson holds a Ph. D. in Education from the University of Minnesota. He and his wife and daughter live in La Crosse, WI. --Book Bio.
Table of contents: title: Publisher's note; title: Prologue; title: Table of contents; title: 1: Dewey 101; title: 2: Dewey on student freedom and educator guidance; title: 3: A comparison of Dewey and Thoreau; title: 4: Mr. Democracy; title: 5: Mr. Science; title: Dewey on science education, Cooperative learning, and service; title: 6: The common people's educator; title: 7: Why some educators think Dewey is wrong; title: 8: Why some educators think Dewey is needed now more than ever; title: Notes; title: Bibliographic essay; title: Acknowledgements; title: About the author; title: Index.