Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: John Dewey and Me 1
4. Preface, 1915 13
5. 1 Education as a Necessity of Life 21
6. 2 Education as a Social Function 26
7. 3 Education as Direction 32
8. 4 Education as Growth 37
9. 5 Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline 48
10. 6 Education as Conservative and Progressive 58
11. 7 The Democratic Conception in Education 67
12. 8 Aims in Education 73
13. 9 Natural Development and Social Efficiency as Aims 79
14. 10 Interest and Discipline 85
15. 11 Experience and Thinking 91
16. 12 Thinking in Education 100
17. 13 The Nature of Method 105
18. 14 The Nature of Subject Matter 108
19. 15 Play and Work in the Curriculum 117
20. 16 The Significance of Geography and History 121
21. 17 Science in the Course of Study 126
22. 18 Educational Values 131
23. 19 Labor and Leisure 137
24. 20 Intellectual and Practical Studies 141
25. 21 Physical and Social Studies: Naturalism and Humanism 147
26. 22 The Individual and the World 154
27. 23 Vocational Aspects of Education 160
28. 24 Philosophy of Education 167
29. 25 Theories of Knowledge 179
30. 26 Theories of Morals 187
31. Bibliographical Essay 195