TTLV: John Dewey's concept of democracy in education

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Hoang Thi Thuy An; 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 1, 1990; 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated: December 28, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:John Dewey's View of Democracy in Education

8. Major: Philosophy; Code: 60.22.03.01

9. Scientific supervisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Vu Hao - Faculty of Philosophy - University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

- The thesis points out the conditions and ideological premises for the birth of John Dewey's concept of democracy in education.

- The thesis analyzes and clarifies the basic contents of John Dewey's concept of democracy in education.

- The thesis gives some comments on the value and limitations of John Dewey's concept of democracy in education.

11. Practical application:

The thesis hopes to provide a part of reference materials for teaching and research for those interested in Dewey's philosophy, and at the same time contribute to providing a direction and a method for the reforms of Vietnamese education to achieve the goal of serving the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.

12. Further research directions:

- John Dewey's thoughts on the relationship between democracy and education and its application to Vietnamese education

- Some issues on democracy, democratic practice and interest groups from the political philosophy approach

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Hoang Thi Thuy An (2014), “John Dewey's concept of democracy in the excerptOn democracyandCreative Democracy: Our Mission”,Journal of Philosophy, No. 11

         INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: HOANG THI THUY AN 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: May 1, 1990 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa

5. Admission decision number: 2797/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH. December 28, 2012 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: The democratic conception in education by John Dewey.

8. Major: Philosophy 9. Code: 60.22.03.01

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. NGUYEN VU HAO – Faculty of Philosophy, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam Nation University, Hanoi.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- The conditions and premises for the emergence of the democratic conception in education by John Dewey are pointed out.

- The basic contents of the conception by John Dewey are analyzed and clarified.

- The strong and weak arguments of the conception by John Dewey are evaluated.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis aims to provide a reference for studying and searching of lecturers, researchers and readers who are intereseted in John Dewey's philosophy, in addition in recommending a way, a direction for education reform in Vietnam in order to achieve the goals of the work of industrilization – modernization

13. Further research directions, if any:

- The conception of John Dewey on the relation between democracy and democratic education and its relevance to Vietnam's education.

- Some issues on democracy, democratic practice and promotion, interest groups on the approach of political philosophy

14. Thesis-related publications:

Hoang Thi Thuy An (2014), “The conception of democracy by John Dewey in the works ofOn democracyandCreative democracy: The task befor us”,Journal of Philosophy, No 11