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The Modern School Movement: Anarchism and Education in the United States

The Modern School Movement: Anarchism and Education in the United States

Paul Avrich
2006
2006

Abstract

In this comprehensive study of the Modern School movement, Paul Avrich narrates its history, analyzes its successes and failures, and assesses its place in American life. In doing so, he shows how the radical experimentation in art and communal living as well as in education during this period set the precedent for much of the artistic, social, and educational ferment of the 1960’s and I970’s.

Abstract

In this comprehensive study of the Modern School movement, Paul Avrich narrates its history, analyzes its successes and failures, and assesses its place in American life. In doing so, he shows how the radical experimentation in art and communal living as well as in education during this period set the precedent for much of the artistic, social, and educational ferment of the 1960’s and I970’s.

Social Movements

Anarchist

Keywords

Curriculum, Educator, North America, Pedagogy, Policy

Theme

Social Movements Within; Through; and for Public Education