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Page, Text and Screen in the University: Revisiting the Illich Hypothesis

Marin, Lavinia; Masschelein, Jan; Simons, Maarten – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2018 PDF HERE

Re-Politicizing the Scholastic: School and Schoolchildren between Politicization and De-Politicization

Snir, Itay – Ethics and Education, 2016 PDF HERE

This paper addresses the question "what is school?," and argues that the answer to this question has an essential political dimension. I focus on two very different attempts to characterize school--Ivan Illich's "Deschooling Society" and Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons's "In Defence of the School"--and demonstrate…

"DeMOOCing Society": Convivial Tools to Systems and Back Again in the Information Ag

eGlassman, Michael – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2019 PDF HERE

Since early development of information technologies, in particular computers and the Internet, there has been tension between those who believe these new technologies and their applications they have been mired in tension. Originally conceived and developed as tools for enabling high level, nonhierarchal engagement in problem-solving and…

Evaluating the Use of "Deschooled" Methods in a Postgraduate Teaching Assessment

May, Anthony – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2015 PDF HERE

This article critically reflects upon the process of planning and executing a microteaching session undertaken as a unit of assessment on "Introduction to Learning, Teaching, and Assessment" (ILTA), the first module studied for the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PgCap). Personal reflection and feedback from participants…

The Ritualization of Progress--The Schooled Imagination

Saurén, Kirsi-Marja; Määttä, Kaarina – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2013 PDF HERE

The aim of this article is to consider the power of education based on Ivan Illich's (1926-2002) thoughts. This article is especially based on his production in the 1970s, and presents a systematic analysis of its school and society related criticism. Illich's purpose is to show that the society is forced into a form of school and that…

Deschooling Society: Re-Examining Ivan Illich's Contributions to Critical Pedagogy for 21st Century

Varbelow, Sonja; Griffith, Bryant – Online Submission, 2012 PDF HERE

This paper re-examines Ivan Illich's ideas as expressed in his seminal work "Deschooling Society" from a 21st century point of view. It explores the validity of his ideas for our current education system. Illich's work was published at the time of a paradigm shift in curriculum theory which resulted in the development of Reconceptualization and…

Theories of Societal Development: Effects of Education and the Promotion of a Free Society

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Gordon, Vincent Hoover Adams, Jr. – Online Submission, 2016

The analysis and synthesis of educational philosophies of Adler (1982), Dewey (1907), Greene (1988), and Illich (1970) in terms of their underlying principles about the strengths and limitations of building education systems for the purpose of promoting freedom for individuals and society are discussed. Information that is reflective of current…

Deschooling Virtuality

Jandric, Petar – Open Review of Educational Research, 2014 PDF HERE

This article explores contemporary potentials for Illich's 1971 proposal to replace institutional schooling with non-institutional large-scale educational infrastructure, and shows that his visions of deschooling through technology could be embodied on the internet in the form of deschooling virtuality. This conclusion is methodologically…

De-Schooling Art and Design: Illich Redux

Hardy, Tom – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2012 PDF HERE

Using Ivan Illich's seminal works, "Deschooling Society" and "Tools for Conviviality" as touchstones, this paper returns to further pursue the thrust of my article in "iJADE" 25.3 (2006), "Domain poisoning: the redundancy of current models of assessment through art," and might be considered as a more radical addendum. The central strand of…

Looking at the "Next" 20 Years of Multiliteracies: A Discussion with Allan LukeGarcia, Antero; Luke, Allan; Seglem, Robyn – Theory Into Practice, 2018 PDF HERE

In this discussion with literacies researcher Allan Luke, the New London Group Member reflects on the role of multiliteracies in shaping literacies research and the continuing changes to technology, capitalism, and learning. Focused on looking toward future advances in literacies research, Luke reflects on the role of multiliteracies in…

Professional Practice in Strategic Leadership and Societal Development

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Gordon, Vincent Hoover Adams, Jr. – Online Submission, 2016 PDF HERE

A demonstration in the research focuses on the development of a syllabus for high school assemblies. The Peaceful Solution Character Education Incorporated (PSCEI) is a non-profit organization committed to "promoting character education as its main tool for positive character development with a variety of courses designed to reach all ages so…

Ivan Illich's Late Critique of "Deschooling Society": "I Was Largely Barking up the Wrong Tree"

Bruno-Jofre, Rosa; Zaldivar, Jon Igelmo – Educational Theory, 2012 PDF HERE

In this article, Rosa Bruno-Jofre and Jon Igelmo Zaldivar examine Ivan Illich's own critique of "Deschooling Society", and his subsequent revised critique of educational institutions and understanding of education, within the context of both his personal intellectual journey and the general epistemological shift that started to take shape in the…

"Trust Me, I Do Not Know What I Am Talking About!": The Voice of the Teacher beyond the Oath and Blasphemy

Jasinski, Igor; Lewis, Tyson E. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2017 PDF HERE

Educational theorists ranging from Ivan Illich to Jan Masschelein and Maarten Simons have described institutionalized schooling as a modernized, secular church, full of rituals, sacraments, and various incantations. For them, the function of the teacher as priest and schooling as baptism is highly problematic, separating education from the common…

If Schools Didn't Exist: A Study in the Sociology of Schools

Christie, Nils – MIT Press, 2020 PDF HERE

A classic in the philosophy of education, considering the fundamental purpose and function of schools, translated into English for the first time. The open access edition of this book was made possible by generous funding from Arcadia--a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. This classic 1971 work on the fundamental purpose and…