Educating for the real world: an illustration of John Dewey’s principles of continuity and interaction

Abstract

Abstract The principles of interaction and continuity (intersection between experience and education) form a major part of John Dewey's philosophical discourse. According to Dewey, these principles determine the quality of educative experience for meaningful life‐long learning. In this article, I argue that nowhere is the relationship between experience and education better illustrated than in Carter G. Woodson's work, The mis‐education of the Negro, and in Malcolm X's intrinsic life experiences. Keywords: educationexperienceenvironmentcontinuityinteractionintersection