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The theory of ‘de-schooling’ between paradox and utopianism

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  1. See the interesting anthology by K. W. Richmond and Mauro Laeng,La Descolorizzazione nell' era Tecnologica, Rome, Armando, 1973.

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  2. Illich himself admits that he owes his interest in public education to Reimer as a result of their meeting in Puerto Rico in 1958. This gave rise to a fruitful dialogue extending over thirteen years, at the end of which each decided to publish his views separately: Illich inDeschooling Society and Reimer inSchool is Dead: Alternatives in Education, published in 1971. See alsoProspects, Vol. II, No. 1, p. 48 for an article by Reimer entitled ‘Freeing Educational Resources’, and the review ofSchool is Dead... in Vol. III, No. 1, p. 130.—Ed.

  3. This report was published under the titleLearning to Be, Paris and London, Unesco and Harrap, 1972.

  4. One of Illich's books has, however, been published very recently in Spanish. This book isTools for Conviviality, New York, Harper & Row, 1975, published under the title ofLa Convivencialidad, Madrid, Barral, 1974; the French version appears asLa Convivialité, Paris, Éditions du Seuil, 1973. To the best of my knowledge, occasional articles by Illich have been published in Spanish, such as ‘El Derrumbe de la Escuela: Un Problema o un Síntoma?’,Revista de Ciencias de la Educación (Buenos Aires), No. 7, April 1972, and ‘El Capitalismo del Saber’, I. Illich, H. Forcade and G. F. J. Cirigliano (eds.),Juicio a la Escuela, Buenos Aires, Humanitas, 1973. Several short works by Illich have been compiled in a small volume entitled:En América Latina, para que Sirve la Escuela?, Buenos Aires, Ediciones Búsqueda, 1973. The work by Reimer already referred to is translated into Spanish:La Escuela ha Muerto: Alternativas en Educación, trans. by C. Mayans, Madrid, Barral, 1973. Other books by Illich are the aforesaidDeschooling Society: Une Société sans École, French trans. by G. Durand, Paris, Éditions du Seuil, 1971;Celebration of Awareness: Libérer l'Avenir, Paris, Éditions du Seuil, 1971.

  5. Translator's note: free translation, Reimer's book not being available.

  6. Ivan Illich,Deschooling Society, op. cit. and Reimer inSchool is Dead: Alternatives in Education, published in 1971.

  7. Ivan Illich,Celebration of Awareness, op. cit..

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  8. InCahiers pédagogiques, p. 16–17, Paris, December 1972.

  9. These parallels are drawn inLa Escolaridad en Juiciada, by Gustavo F. J. Cirigliano, in: Cirigliano, Forcade and Illich: op. cit.,Juicio a la Escuela, Buenos Aires, Humanitas, 1973., p. 86–7.

  10. ‘Illich=Maurras+Aristotle’, inCahiers Pédagogiques, op. cit. p. 15.

  11. This question comes from the telling title of R. Hanoum's book:Ivan Illich ou l'École sans Société, Paris, Éditions ESF, 1973.

  12. Learning to Be, op. cit., Paris and London, Unesco and Harrap, 1972, p. 20, footnote 5.

  13. Deschooling Society, op. cit. and Reimer inSchool is Dead: Alternatives in Education, published in 1971.

  14. Ibid.Deschooling Society and Reimer inSchool is Dead: Alternatives in Education, published in 1971.

  15. Ibid.Deschooling Society and Reimer inSchool is Dead: Alternatives in Education, published in 1971.

  16. School is Dead...., op. cit. and Reimer inSchool is Dead: Alternatives in Education, published in 1971.

  17. Tools for Conviviality, op. cit. New York, Harper & Row, 1975, published under the title ofLa Convivencialidad, Madrid, Barral, 1974, p. 20.

  18. Deschooling Society, op. cit. and Reimer inSchool is Dead: Alternatives in Education, published in 1971.

  19. CIDOC stands for the Center for Intercultural Documentation, an institution in which Illich works, in Cuernavaca (Mexico). The expression ‘chosen ones of CIDOC’ has no pejorative sense here. We only have to think of the high intellectual standard represented by those who take part in CIDOC seminars and discussions: Erich Fromm, Paulo Freire, Peter Berger, Augusto Salazar Bondy, and many others of similar cultural and scientific stature.

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  1. La Plata National University, (Argentina)

    Ricardo Nassif (Professor of Education Sciences)

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Unesco consultant. His most widely known books include Pedagogía Generaland Pedagogía de Nuestro Tiempo.

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Nassif, R. The theory of ‘de-schooling’ between paradox and utopianism. Prospects 5, 329–340 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02196287

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