EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to John Dewey, educational process has two sides:
A
economical and sociological
B
sociological and philosophical
C
economical and philosophical
D
psychological and sociological
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -I believe that this educational process has two sides-one psychological and one sociological; and that neither can be subordinated to the other or neglected without evil results following.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dewey thought that effective education came primarily through social interactions and that the school setting should be considered a social institution (Flinders & Thornton, 2013). He considered education to be a “process of living and not a preparation for future living” (Flinders & Thornton, 2013, p.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dewey was one of the primary figures associated with the philosophy of pragmatism and is considered one of the fathers of functional psychology. His paper “The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology, ” published in 1896, is regarded as the first major work in the (Chicago) functionalist school of psychology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interaction & Continuity Dewey’s (1938) criteria for experience are two: there must be interaction and continuity. Interaction is the transaction that takes place “between an individual and what, at the time, constitutes his environment, from people to objects to ideas” (p. 43).

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