Democracy and Education; An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education

 This publication addresses the challenge of providing quality public education in a democractic society.
In it, Dewey calls for the complete renewal of public education, arguing for the fusion of vocational and contemplative studies in education and for the necessity of universal education for the advancement of society and self.
First published in 1916, Democracy and Education is regarded as the seminal work on public education by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century