John Dewey's Experience and Education: A Reader's Guide

John Dewey is often considered the father of Progressive Education. While his educational ideas influenced many teachers and school leaders, Dewey had reservations about the excesses of progressive methods. In Experience and Education he outlined a theory of experience to guide educators developing alternatives to traditional schools. The important book is built upon the ideas in his later philosophical works. This Reader's Guide helps readers unfamiliar with his philosophy grasp the deep insights of this influential work.