Dewey
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- proper noun
- /ˈduːi/
- John Dewey was a prominent philosopher known for his ideas on progressive education.
- John Dewey
- Dewey's conception of knowing
- Dewey on knowing
Examples
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And I interpret it in terms of what John Dewey calls intelligence.
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A library with no Dewey Decimal System in place!
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Every person I talked with knew what the Dewey system is and how it works in a library.
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The best solution is to adapt Dewey to fit your school's needs.
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However, there must be a reason why subject order was chosen by Dewey to organize the physical collection.
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As organized intelligence, science, for Dewey, was also the possibility and the safeguard of human freedom.
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By the very definition of the Dewey system, such an adapted use is the intent.
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Most librarians do not question why their libraries use Dewey (or Library of Congress) schemes.
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School libraries cannot follow all of the requirements of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC).
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Part of this rebranding included moving from the Dewey Decimal Classification system to a subject and genre-based classification scheme.
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Synonyms
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An American thinker and teacher known for promoting learning by doing
Compounds
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A system libraries use to arrange nonfiction books by subject with numbers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dewey is a family name that comes from the Welsh name Dewi, the Welsh form of David, which means 'beloved'. So the philosopher John Dewey is known by that Welsh-derived name, and thinking of it as like 'David' can make the name easier to remember.