Beyond schooling : an anarchist challenge / David H Hargreaves.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-229) and index.

The future of schooling : a distinctively different direction of travel -- Anarchism and the abolition of the State : an intention to murder, Russian-style -- Murdering the state, in American deschooler-style -- English-style anarchism : state murder by other means -- The state and schooling : some old and some new assailants -- Anarchist challenges to state schooling from the right, American-style -- State schooling versus community education -- Utopia and the remaking of social and educational systems -- Power and resistance in society and in education -- Paths to a new imaginary for education and schooling -- Education, not schooling : realising the new imaginary.

"Offering an anarchist perspective on State schooling in England and its centralisation from the late 1960s until the present day, this book proposes how the education of children and young people might be recaptured from the State as the country moves into a precarious future. With carefully considered chapters reflecting the common assumption that all is not well, this book paves the way to a fundamental reconsideration of schooling. Challenging the notions of full-time schooling and age-grading; anarchist schools and their relation to progressive schools are explored along with new modes of evaluation and accountability. A must-read book for anyone interested in the future of schooling."-- Provided by publisher.