John Dewey was an American philosopher and psychologist who had a significant influence on education. Some of his major works focused on educational philosophy. He believed education should be experiential and focus on developing students' interests and abilities. Dewey advocated for project-based learning, problem-solving methods, and learning through hands-on experiences. His progressive ideas helped shift education to a more student-centered and democratic approach.

1. JOHN DEWEY
LIFE
& EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
Born on 20 Oct 1859,Burlington,England.
He was third of four sons of Archibald
Dewey and Lucina Rich.
Completed his graduation from high
school at the age of 15.
Joined University of Vermont.
This time he read a book of physiology by
T.H.Huxley, aroused his curiousity for
wide out look on things and got
interested in philosophic studies.

2. After 2 years of his teaching career he recieved
Ph D from the School of Arts and Sciences
John Hopkins University.
 After that he worked in University of Michigan,
University of Chicago and Columbia
University.
Important Works:
My Pedagogic Creed.
The School and Society.
Democracy and Education.
Human nature and Conduct.
Experience and Education.
Freedom and Culture.

3. EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
According to Dewey, the aim of education
is the development of child’s powers and abilities.
1. Curriculum:
Dewey believed that the educational
process has 2 aspects
 Psychological aspect:
 The curriculum and the method of
education should be determined by the
child’s instincts and abilities.
 Child should be educated according to his
interest and inclinations.
 It should be the basis for setting curricula
for various stages of education.

4. Social aspects:
 All educations has its beginning in the
individual’s particitation in the social
environment.
So it is necessary to create a social
atmosphere in the school to allow the
child in taking part in social awakening.
This increase his conduct and his
personality and abilities.

5. 2.Principles of Curriculum Formation.
Utility:
The curriculum impossed on the child
should have some utility ie., the
curriculum should be based on child’s
interest and inclinations.
The child exhibits the desire to talk and
exchange ideas, discovery and creations
and aesthetic expression. These are the
basic elements for curriculum setting.
Curriculum should include teaching of
reading and writing, counting, manual
skills, science, music, arts etc..

6. Flexibility:
Curriculum should not be predetermined
and rigid
It must be capable of accommodating the
child’s interests and inclinations.
Experimential:
Curriculum should be based on child’s
experiments and activities.
Different kinds of activities and problems
should be given to child to attempt a
solution.
The teaching of each subjects should be
related to the content of the child’s
experiences.

7. Close to life:
Curriculum should include those subjects
which can be related to the child’s pattern
of life at that particular stage.
This proximity helps in the teaching of
history, geography, mathematics,
language etc..

8. 3. Methods of Teaching:
Project method:
Project is a purposeful activity.
Dewey recommended projects to be used
as teaching technique.
This method emphasis in pupil’s needs,
interest, self-activity and participation in
the entire process of learning.
Problem solving method:
Problematic situations should be
provided to children so that they make
purposeful effort to solve the problem by
reflective thinking.

9. Experimental method:
Children should be placed in positions of
discoverers and inventors.
Learn things for themselves by testing
and experimenting.
Learning by doing:
A child learns best when he himselves
performs actions related to particular
subject.
So schools must provide an environment
and improvise activities for facilitating
learning by doing.

10. HIS MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
Put forward a philosophy of education
with experimental base for the first time
in the history.
Established an organized ralationship
between individual and society which is
the democratic moment in education.
His view about teachers as an observer,
guide, and helper overthrewed the
domination of the teachers.
He paved the way for modern progressive
education.

11. Gave importance to democratic values
and social qualities in educational aims.
Introduction of subjects involving
manual skill to modern curricula was an
impact of Dewey’s ideas.
Put forward the concept of experimental
school.
Project based learning method
encourages and places students in the
active role of reasearches.
He was considered as the Father of
Progressive Education.

12. CONCLUTION
John Dewey has made the most
significant contribution to the
development of educational thinking in
the twentieth century. He was greatest
philosopher and a practical teacher. His
greatest contribution has been to liberate
the education of children from the dead
hands of traditional education and gave a
new method to students.