Noun
United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
Source: WordNetI had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated. Spike Lee
Alan Ryan, John Dewey and the high tide of American liberalism (1997). Source: Internet
Democracy & Rhetoric: John Dewey on the Arts of Becoming (2010) University of South Carolina Press. Source: Internet
He was influenced by the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859–1941), whom he credits along with William James and John Dewey in the preface to Process and Reality. Source: Internet
His later work was on programmed instruction, mastery learning and computer-based learning: error John Dewey John Dewey (1859–1952) had a major influence on the development of progressive education in the United States. Source: Internet
However, psychologists Gary Brucato Jr. and John D. Hogan later made the case that this distinction actually belonged to John Dewey, who had been celebrated on an American stamp 17 years earlier. Source: Internet