John Dewey’s Vision(s) for Interdisciplinary Social Studies
Social Studies Research and Practice
ISSN: 1933-5415
Article publication date: 1 March 2016
Issue publication date: 1 March 2016
Abstract
For over a century, social studies educators have drawn upon the works of philosopher John Dewey to justify an interdisciplinary vision for the field. This manuscript explores the intellectual context that engendered Dewey’s pedagogical vision, outlines how and why Dewey organized his interdisciplinary curriculum at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, and traces how Dewey expanded his pedagogy in the 1920s and 1930s to include the interdisciplinary study of social and political issues in the classroom. The author argues that Dewey’s interdisciplinary pedagogy is best appreciated through a developmental and contingent framework.
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Citation
Fallace, T.D. (2016), "John Dewey’s Vision(s) for Interdisciplinary Social Studies", Social Studies Research and Practice, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1108/SSRP-01-2016-B0011
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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