John Dewey Research Paper

Introduction
Both John Dewey and Carl Rogers were able to develop ideas that have helped understand the adult learner. Between the two theorists I will choose John Dewey because he supported many ideas about the adult learner. Dewey's idea of democracy and education for all learners is still applicable to the adult learner. On the other hand the major focus of Carl Roger was on the application of his ideas to the adult learner. His emphasis was only based on clinical psychology and its application to education. Dewey worked in the field of education and he decided to concentrate on all learners including adult learners. Given his interest and determination to focus on all the learners of education he could comprehend the adult learner.
John Dewey and his Theory
John Dewey is among the figures that made important influence in the development of education. He developed many ideas that have had a great influence on adult learning and education in general. Dewey and other philosophers developed the theory of progressive education and pragmatism which has had a lot of influence on the modern education. The theorists of progressive theory argued …show more content…
The theory is based on the principle of continuity and interaction. Continuity principle implies that the experience which a person has influences his future in a negative or positive way. Interaction on the other hand implies that there is situational influence on someone's experience, meaning the experience that someone has now is derived from the past and the present situation. Dewey says that through experiences that are acquired from the past a student is able to contribute towards development of the society (Blewett,