A RADICAL CRITIQUE OF MODERN EDUCATION: A REVIEW OF "DESCHOOLING SOCIETY" BY IVAN ILLICH

Maria Grazia Viloba

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Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society is a seminal work that challenges the very foundations of institutionalized learning. This review delves into Illich's central arguments, his vision for a deschooled society, and its relevance to contemporary educational discourse. By comparing Illich's work with other critical thinkers such as Paulo Freire, Jacques Ellul, Herbert Marcuse, Michel Foucault, and Neil Postman, this review highlights the enduring significance of Deschooling Society and its potential to inspire future educational reforms.

 

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Deschooling Society, Ivan Illich, educational reforms

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Illich, I. (1971). Deschooling society. Harper & Row. Retrieved from https://books.google.ro/books/about/Deschooling_Society.html?id=spjlrQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Continuum. Retrieved from https://books.google.ro/books/about/Pedagogy_of_the_Oppressed.html?id=M4MQAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y

Ellul, J. (1964). The technological society. Alfred A. Knopf. Retrieved from https://books.google.ro/books/about/The_Technological_Society.html?id=xmtZAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y

Marcuse, H. (1964). One-dimensional man: Studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society. Beacon Press. Retrieved from https://www.marxists.org/ebooks/marcuse/one-dimensional-man.pdf

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejae.v6i2.5666

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