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By Nawaz / Published on August 11th, 2007 / Family

According to the Experimentalists and Pragmatists, the democratic tradition is a self-correcting tradition. As such, the social heritage of the past is not the focus of educational interest. Rather, the focus is for the good life now and in the future. The standard of social good is constantly being tested and verified through changing experiences; therefore, education must work to preserve democracy. The nature of this democracy is dynamic and changing as a result of its

continually undergoing reconstructive experiences. However, this reconstruction does not demand or include total change. Only the

serious social problems of society are re-examined in order to arrive at new solutions. In the Experimentalists and Pragmatists view, the

curriculum of the education imparting institution must not exist apart from the social context. The subject matter of education is the tool for solving individual problems and as the individual learner is improved or reconstructed, society is improved in similar fashion.

Therefore, the problems of democratic society must form the basis of the curriculum; and the means to resolve the problems of democratic

institutions must also be included in the curriculum. Therefore, there must be;



1) planning at every level of education

2) Group definition of common social goals

3) Creative means to develop new skills



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Nawaz

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