Melvil Dewey는 도서관운동가, 사상가, 교육자 그리고 선각자 등 다양한 측면에서 평가받고 있다. 그러나 교육가로서 그의 생애는 도서관계에서는 관심 밖의 영역으로 남아있다. Dewey의 도서관 사상의 근원은 학교교육과 가정교육의 두 가지 측면으로 구분해서 볼 수 있다. 이러한 측면에서, Dewey는 도서관이 교육분야에서 수행해야 하는 기능과 역할 등의 방향을 설정하는데 큰 역할을 담당하였다. 하지만, Dewey의 이러한 교육관에 대해서는 국내 연구에서는 조명되지 않고 있다. 이러한 측면에서, 본 연구는 공공도서관에서의 생애교육을 Dewey의 교육사상을 중심으로 고찰해 보고자 한다.
Melvil Dewey has been evaluated as a person of library movement, a man of thought, and a pioneer. However, the life-long achievements as a teacher has not been considered in the domain of library science. The foundations of Dewey’s thought of public library can be divided into two categories: school education and home education. Based on these two types of education, Dewey established the major role of public libraries in supporting the life-long education of the public. Regardless of the great achievement of Dewey in education, few research has been conducted. The purpose of this research is to consider the role of libraries from the perspective of life-long education based on the thought of Dewey.
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