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  Edward L. Thorndike John Dewey  

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The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes (1907–21).
VOLUME XVII. Later National Literature, Part II.

XXIII. Education.

§ 62. William T. Harris.


On the philosophical side, modern science has given to education a more pragmatic and realistic interpretation. Many volumes of exposition, logical or sociological in character, have appeared. The closing decades of the century witnessed a revival of interest in this field, chiefly under the leadership of Dr. William T. Harris,  16  United States Commissioner of Education from 1889 to 1906. Through official reports, public addresses, and published volumes he was chiefly responsible for the popularity of German Philosophical interpretation, particularly of the Hegelian character. In a more general field President Butler, through his Meaning of Education and other essays, has given more popular interpretation of educational principles.   94
Note 16. See also Book III, Chap. XVII. [ back ]

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