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Definition of Progressivism
1. Noun. The political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society.
Definition of Progressivism
1. Noun. A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Progressivism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Progressivism
Literary usage of Progressivism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Education in Retrospect: Policy and Implementation Since 1990 by Andre Kraak, Michael Young (2001)
"Theoretically (some would say ideologically) the conceptual basis of progressivism
has been directly attacked in a range of recent writing. ..."
2. The Meaning of National Guilds by Maurice Benington Reckitt, Carl Eric Bechhofer Robert (1918)
"II THE FAILURE OF progressivism " " MEN are born for Freedom, ... In that direction
alone lies true progress; everything else is only progressivism. ..."
3. The New Education: A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day by Scott Nearing (1915)
"Perhaps that fact explains both the co-operation and the progressivism. Co-operation
in the educational work of Cincinnati has been developed to a ..."
4. The Operation of the Initiative, Referendum and Recall in Oregon by James Duff Barnett (1915)
"Conservatism and progressivism in the Vote.6 A combination of conservative and
progressive or radical tendencies is indicated by the vote cast on the ..."
5. Women's Colleges in the United States: History, Issues, & Challenges by Irene Harwarth (1997)
"48 Amy Thompson McCandless, "progressivism and the Higher Education of Southern
Women, "North Carolina Historical Review. Vol. LXX, No. 3, July 1993, p. ..."
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