Deweyan Paragmatism and Engineering Education
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in education, pragmatism is an approach to learning and teaching that focuses on keeping things practical. Its key theorist is John Dewey. It has four principles: Unity, Interest, Experience, and Integration. Proponents of this approach among teachers, use active project-based learning and problem- based strategies in the classroom and focus on topics relevant to students’ lives. This paper starts by shedding light on Join Dewey’s educational philosophy and its implication on Engineering education. It further discusses how the basic principles of pragmatism can be applied in learning thereby m...
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