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Pouwels, Jan; Biesta, Gert – Education Sciences, 2017
This paper is about the notion of conflict in the work of John Dewey. Special attention is given to "Democracy and Education" (1916) because of its centennial and its acclaimed status of "magnum opus". After depicting "conflicts as gadflies" that stir thinking--reflection and ingenuity--and relating it to Socrates, in…
Descriptors: Conflict, Educational Philosophy, Democracy, Definitions