The influence of existentialism on American education

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This study reviews major contributors to existential philosophy and those who have analyzed its relationship to American education. This paper also descries the elements and characteristics of an existential education in theory and how certain aspects of existential theory were implemented in three schools. The study concludes with an explanation of the positive implications for incorporating existential ideas into American education.

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