Abstract

In this paper, the idea of teaching as consummatory experience is discussed in the context of the American educational thinker John Dewey’s later works, especially, Art as Experience. A phenomenological analysis of a narrative provided by a literacy education teacher is used to explore the meaning of Deweyan concept of consummatory experience and its relevance to teacher education.

Key words: John Dewey, phenomenological research, teacher education, narrative analysis, consummatory experience