Deschooling Society (1971) is a book that brought Ivan Illich to public attention. It is a critical discourse on education as practised in "modern" economies. Full of detail on programs and concerns, the book's assertions remain as radical today as they were at the time.

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  • Deschooling Society (1971) is a book that brought Ivan Illich to public attention. It is a critical discourse on education as practised in "modern" economies. Full of detail on programs and concerns, the book's assertions remain as radical today as they were at the time. Giving examples of the ineffectual nature of institutionalized education, Illich posited self-directed education, supported by intentional social relations in fluid informal arrangements: The last sentence makes clear what the title suggests -- that the institutionalization of education is considered to institutionalize society and conversely that ideas for de-institutionalizing education may be a starting point for a de-institutionalized society. The book is more than a critique -- it contains suggestions for changes to learning in society and individual lifetimes. Particularly striking is his call (in 1971) for the use of advanced technology to support "learning webs. " Illich argued that the use of technology to create decentralized webs could support the goal of creating a 'good educational system': Preventing formal institutions from holding a monopoly over school and other information flows could have more effect on society. Schools are not (as commonly perceived) a 'dependent variable' within society. They are "the reproductive organ of a consumer society". As such, school has potential to change oppressive systems from within.
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  • Deschooling Society (1971) is a book that brought Ivan Illich to public attention. It is a critical discourse on education as practised in "modern" economies. Full of detail on programs and concerns, the book's assertions remain as radical today as they were at the time.
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