Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

Dewey believed that democracy represents the social condition most amenable to human advancement. In Democracy and Education, Dewey applies this thesis to education, maintaining that democracy is more than a mode of governance—it is a set of practices communities collectively engage in marked by cooperation and innovation. Dewey argues that these practices should be developed in citizens while they are children, and that educational institutions should consider themselves as integral to this development.