Unschooling: exploring learning beyond the classroom

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This book explores the history of the unschooling movement and the forces shaping the trajectory of the movement in current times. As an increasing number of families choose to unschool, it becomes important to further study this philosophical and educational movement. It is also essential to ascribe theory to the movement, to gain greater understanding of its workings as well as to increase the legitimacy of unschooling itself. In this book, Riley provides a useful overview of the unschooling …

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Full title :Unschooling : exploring learning beyond the classroom / Gina Riley.

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Publication Date:2020.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication:Cham
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020.

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9783030492922, 3030492923
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-49292-2
oclc:on1178785781
LC Classification:LC45.3
Dewey Decimal:371.04

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Historical Overview of Unschooling -- Hunter-Gatherers -- Jean Jacques Rousseau -- John Dewey -- A.S. Neill -- Ivan Illich -- John Holt -- John Taylor Gatto -- Peter Gray -- References -- 3 Theoretical Perspectives -- Self-Determination and Intrinsic Motivation -- Self-Determination and Cognitive Evaluation Theory -- Competence -- Autonomy -- Relatedness -- Attachment Theory -- The Myth of Attachment -- Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences -- Unschooling and Cultural Transmission

Unschooling and the Importance of Theoretical Perspective -- References -- 4 Exploring the Growth of Homeschooling and Unschooling -- Population -- Regulation -- Demographics -- Gender and Education Distribution -- Motivations for Homeschooling and Unschooling -- Homeschooling, Unschooling, and Those Who Identify as LGBTQ -- Other Notable Population Increases -- Mash Ups: Homeschooling, Unschooling, and School -- Homeschoolers, Unschoolers, and Life Success -- Unschooling Data and Research -- References -- 5 The Spectrum of Unschooling -- Relaxed Homeschooling -- Unschooling

Radical Unschooling -- Developing an Acceptance of…

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Alternative education Child & Developmental Psychology Education -- (general) EDUCATION -- Administration EDUCATION -- Philosophy & Social Aspects Éducation alternative Éducation non formelle Educational strategies & policy Home schooling Non-formal education Philosophy & theory of education PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental Schools