Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (09.07.2022) Shift-I
According to Dewey, education is a
ASocial need ✓ Correct
BPersonal need
CStatus need
DFinancial need
Correct answer: (A) Social need — According to John Dewey, education is a social need, so option A is correct.
Explanation
★According to John Dewey, education is a social need, so option A is correct.
★Dewey was an American philosopher and a leading voice of progressive education.
★He saw education as a social process, not merely an individual pursuit.
★For Dewey, the school is a miniature society that prepares children for social life.
★He stressed learning by doing and the link between education and democracy.
★Key works include 'Democracy and Education' and 'The School and Society'.
★His pragmatic philosophy tied knowledge to experience and social participation.
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