EDIS 3600 - Experiential Education

Beginning with the work of the great American Philosopher John Dewey, we will learn how experiential learning is practiced in the countries we visit. Two examples of experiential education we will critique are the “folkschool” movement in Scandinavia & the relatively recent Russian experiential education emphasis that is seen as necessary to reform education from a pedagogy that had previously been based upon a totalitarian educational approach

Credits: 3