Definition of Deweyan

1. Adjective. Of or relating to John Dewey or his philosophy.

Partainyms: Dewey
Derivative terms: Dewey

Definition of Deweyan

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to (w Melvil Dewey) (1851–1931), American librarian and educator, and inventor of the (w Dewey Decimal Classification). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deweyan

Devonshire colic
Devonshire cream
Devonshire tea
Devonshire teas
Dewa
Dewali
Dewar
Dewar flask
Dewar flasks
Dewar vessel
Dewar vessels
Dewars
Dewey
Dewey decimal system
Deweyan (current term)
Dexamethasone Intensol
Dexedrine
Dexone
Dexter
Dey
Deyes
Df protease
Dge-lugs
Dgernesiais
Dhagat
Dhaka
Dhaka District
Dhaka Division
Dhanalaxmi

Literary usage of Deweyan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Education in Retrospect: Policy and Implementation Since 1990 by Andre Kraak, Michael F. D. Young (2001)
"LJ To the left of them came the social reconstructionists like Teachers' College's Coutts, who attempted to marry Deweyan progressivism with socialism. ..."

2. South African Science Education Research: An Indexed Bibliography by Rudiger Laugksch (2003)
"An appropriate science education for Africa: Deweyan instrumentalism or critical realism? In S. Hills (Ed.) Proceedings of the 2nd Intemational Conference ..."

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