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Deschooling Society

by Ivan Illich, Marion Boyars · 1971

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Deschooling Society (1971) is a critical discourse on education as practised in modern economies. It is a book that brought Ivan Illich to public attention. Full of detail on programs and concerns, the book gives examples of the ineffectual nature of institutionalized education. Illich posited self-directed education, supported by intentional social relations in fluid informal arrangements.

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educationeducationMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thissociologysociologyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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teachersteachersMore like thisLess of thisparentingparentingMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thismoralitymoralityMore like thisLess of thissocial issuessocial issuesMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of thisAustriaAustriaMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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thought provokingthought provokingMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 150 pages
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