al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2026)

Education on John Dewey’s Pragmatism (Critical Analysis Study of John Dewey's View on Education)

Alif Cahya Setiyadi (Universitas Darussalam Gontor)
Fuad L Anshori (Universitas Darussalam Gontor)
⁠Moh. Ilham Fahreza (Universitas Darussalam Gontor)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the concept of John Dewey's Pragmatism Education. As far as the author reads, John Dewey's Education is oriented towards Pragmatism by carrying out the concepts of "Learning by Doing" and Progressive Education. Dewey's educational reform was motivated by his passion for traditional dogmatic and authoritarian approaches to education. In the preparation of this article, the author uses the Library Research method by analyzing the concept of Dewey's thoughts from his works so that it becomes a complete concept. The results of this study have at least two important points, first, John Dewey's Pragmatism Education Concept emphasizes the urgency of experience for students to become provisions in community life. Second, Dewey's concept of education is considered to still have confusion from its method, substance, and axiology, so some Western scientists to Muslims criticize the concept.

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Journal Info

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Afkar_Journal

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Subject

Social Sciences

Description

al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is published by Association of Secondment Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen DPK) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Indonesia. Focus of al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is on publishing original empirical research articles and theoretical reviews of Islamic Studies, ...