John Holt / Roland Meighan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meighan, Roland, author.

Series:

Continuum Library of Educational Thought

Continuum library of educational thought ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holt, John Caldwell, 1923-1985.

Holt, John Caldwell.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Educators--United States--Biography.

Educators.

Home schooling--United States.

Home schooling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"John Holt, the American educator, was passionate about the need for alternatives to traditional institutional schooling, seeing schools as often hindering children from learning rather than helping them; he became an important proponent of homeschooling or 'unschooling', was a pioneer in youth rights theory and had a profound influence on school reform in particular and educational philosophy in general. Here, Roland Meighan challenges the often held notion that Holt's work was 'romantic' and impractical within the context of compulsory schooling. He brings together the work and thinking of John Holt into applicable theory for education students, enabling readers to appreciate the view that individuals outside the education system can influence and change what is happening within it."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Part I: Intellectual Biography

Part II: Critical Exposition of John Holt's Work

Part III: The Reception and Influence of John Holt's Work

Part IV: The Relevance of Holt's Work Today

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [158]-159) and index.

ISBN:

9781472541406

1472541405

9781472504913

1472504917

9781441106162

1441106162

OCLC:

1197076835