Democracy-education-scientific method in John Dewey
Teodora Pezzano
In this article, we will discuss the relationship between education and democracy, scientific method and industrialization. To do this we will highlight Dewey’s explanation of how democracy can and should be revitalized as a means of creating a good society.
Democracy, according to Dewey, is a way of life, where freedom is expressed in human behaviour and where social equality is the result of the growth of individuals and communities. This is something that should not be overlooked, as it highlights the challenge that democracy offers to education and the challenge that education offers to social politics.
Industrialization is a process that has involved all economically «developed» nations and that is still an aspiration for most of the so-called underdeveloped countries.
For this reason, industrialization needs to be studied in the light of the scientific method and with reference to education, with the aim of understanding how it has slowed down the democratic process.
Keywords
Education-Democracy- Scientific Method – Industrialization
