듀이의 인격형성에서 습관과 성장의 의미

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In this article, I have considered Dewey’s meaning of habit and growth in relation to the issues of education for John Dewey’s character-forming.
For Dewey, “character is the interpenetration of habits.” Therefore character should be understood in terms of unification of habits. Regarding the character-forming, Dewey emphasizes the progressive interaction between humans and environment. He emphasizes both biological and social perspectives as one of the elements of the character-forming, and so habits are formed through the interactions of those sides. It becomes the result of continuous interaction between humans and environment.
Also, growth as ends of character-forming explains the best life for humans, and it has an important meaning of character-forming because it could be the criterion of evaluating human activity, experience and consummation. In addition, democracy could be an ideal to character-forming because it facilitates communication for formation of shared interest, which is essential condition for the growth, and extensive development of free and full interaction. That is, the criterion of democracy and character-forming is based on the shared interest between innumerable individuals and groups constituting society, and free, cooperative interaction. A requisite for accomplishing this ends is free and full communication.