PRAGMATISM

•Derived from the Greek term pragma

which means “use”. Thus, pragmatism
is an ism according to which uses the
criteria of reality.
Pragmatism
•An American philosophy from the 19th

century…Peirce, James, Dewey

•Pragmatism encourages people to find
processes that work in order to achieve
their desired ends…action oriented,
experientially grounded
• Rousseau… “back to nature”,
environment and experience…Emile,
little regard for the education of women
other than to be Emile’s companion
John Dewey
•Intellectual heir to Charles Darwin,
constant interaction between organism
and environment, dynamic and
developing world…child centered
progressivism and social
reconstructionism
John Dewey
•Instrumentalism and experimentalism,
pragmatic relationship between school
and society and applying ideas of
education on an experimental basis
 John Dewey’s Philosophy
• Education starts with the needs and interests of the
child, allows the child to participate in planning her
course of study, employ project method or group
learning, depend heavily or experiential learning
• Children are active, organic beings…needing both
freedom and responsibility
• Ideas are not separate from social conditions,
philosophy has a responsibility to society
Dewey’s Role for the Teacher
•Not the authoritarian but the
facilitator…encourages, offers
suggestions, questions and helps plan
and implement courses of study…has
command of several disciplines
•Inquiry method, problem solving,
integrated curriculum
 REFERENCES
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