Radical Education (RLE Edu K)
A Critique of Freeschooling and Deschooling
1st Edition
Published on 16. May 2012
207 pages
978-1-136-49468-0 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is a comprehensive critique of the radical tradition in educational theory. It traces the development of the key ideas in radical literature from Rousseau to the present day. Two opening chapters set Rousseau's educational views and arguments in their political perspective, and subject them to an extended critical treatment. Subsequent chapters provide detailed analyses and examination of the ideas of A S Neill, Paul Goodman, Ivan Illich and Everett Reimer, Charles Weingartner and Neil Postman. Each author is treated separately but certain common themes and ideas are extracted and considered without reference to any particular author. Amongst others, the concepts of nature, learning, hidden curriculum and the relativity of knowledge are examined; at the same time broader arguments about the degree and nature of freedom that should be provided to children, deschooling and assessment are pursued.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
3,01 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-49468-0 (9781136494680)
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Content
1. Introduction. 2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-88). 3. A Critical Look at Certain Themes in Rousseau. 4. A S Neill (1883-1973). 5. Paul Goodman (1911-73). 6. Everett Reimer (1922-1998) and Ivan Illich (1926-2002). 7. Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner. 8. Last Words. Appendix. Bibliographical, Biographical and Stylistic Notes.
