The Modern School Movement
Title | The Modern School Movement PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Avrich |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 479 |
Release | 2014-07-14 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1400853184 |
In this comprehensive study of the Modern School movement, Paul Avrich narrates its history, analyzes its successes and failures, and assesses its place in American life. In doing so, he shows how the radical experimentation in art and communal living as well as in education during this period set the precedent for much of the artistic, social, and educational ferment of the 1960's and I970's. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Anarchist Education and the Modern School
Title | Anarchist Education and the Modern School PDF eBook |
Author | Francisco Ferrer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781629635095 |
Francisco Ferrer navigated a tempestuous world of anarchist assassins, radical republican conspirators, anticlerical rioters, and freethinking educators to establish the legendary Escuela Moderna and the Modern School movement that his martyrdom propelled around the globe. This is the first historical reader to gather together his writings on rationalist education, revolutionary violence, and the general strike (most translated into English for the first time) and put them into conversation with the letters, speeches, and articles of his comrades, collaborators, and critics.
A Modern School
Title | A Modern School PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Flexner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
A part of the Duke Medical Center Library History of Medicine Ephemera Collection.
The Origin and Ideals of the Modern School
Title | The Origin and Ideals of the Modern School PDF eBook |
Author | Francisco Ferrer Guardia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
Anarchist Pedagogies
Title | Anarchist Pedagogies PDF eBook |
Author | Robert H. Haworth |
Publisher | PM Press |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 2012-08-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1604861169 |
Education is a challenging subject for anarchists. Many are critical about working within a state-run education system that is embedded in hierarchical, standardized, and authoritarian structures. Numerous individuals and collectives envision the creation of counterpublics or alternative educational sites as possible forms of resistance, while other anarchists see themselves as “saboteurs” within the public arena—believing that there is a need to contest dominant forms of power and educational practices from multiple fronts. Of course, if anarchists agree that there are no blueprints for education, the question remains, in what dynamic and creative ways can we construct nonhierarchical, anti-authoritarian, mutual, and voluntary educational spaces? Contributors to this edited volume engage readers in important and challenging issues in the area of anarchism and education. From Francisco Ferrer’s modern schools in Spain and the Work People’s College in the United States, to contemporary actions in developing “free skools” in the U.K. and Canada, to direct-action education such as learning to work as a “street medic” in the protests against neoliberalism, the contributors illustrate the importance of developing complex connections between educational theories and collective actions. Anarchists, activists, and critical educators should take these educational experiences seriously as they offer invaluable examples for potential teaching and learning environments outside of authoritarian and capitalist structures. Major themes in the volume include: learning from historical anarchist experiments in education, ways that contemporary anarchists create dynamic and situated learning spaces, and finally, critically reflecting on theoretical frameworks and educational practices. Contributors include: David Gabbard, Jeffery Shantz, Isabelle Fremeaux & John Jordan, Abraham P. DeLeon, Elsa Noterman, Andre Pusey, Matthew Weinstein, Alex Khasnabish, and many others.
Reign of Error
Title | Reign of Error PDF eBook |
Author | Diane Ravitch |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2014-08-26 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0345806352 |
From one of the foremost authorities on education in the United States, former U.S. assistant secretary of education, an incisive, comprehensive look at today’s American school system that argues against those who claim it is broken and beyond repair; an impassioned but reasoned call to stop the privatization movement that is draining students and funding from our public schools. In a chapter-by-chapter breakdown she puts forth a plan for what can be done to preserve and improve our public schools. She makes clear what is right about U.S. education, how policy makers are failing to address the root causes of educational failure, and how we can fix it.
Samuel Wilderspin and the Infant School Movement
Title | Samuel Wilderspin and the Infant School Movement PDF eBook |
Author | Phillip McCann |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 2016-11-10 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1315414678 |
Samuel Wilderspin became a household name in his own lifetime. Befriended by Dickens, lampooned by Cruikshank, his achievements discussed in Parliament, he was one of the best known educators of the 1830s and 1840s. However, Wilderspin’s consistent opposition to denominational education combined with his liberal and advanced views made him unpopular with the Establishment. Samuel Wilderspin’s fame declined after his retirement in 1847 but his reputation as an infant school educator has survived. Many of his ideas and practices have had a great influence on infant education. In this book, first published in 1982, Wilderspin’s own story is placed in the context of this growing movement led by Owen, Buchanan and Oberlin, and it goes a long way towards reinstating him as one of the prominent figures in the early education movement. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.