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Education, Childhood and Anarchism

Talking Colin Ward

By Catherine Burke, Ken Jones

To Be Published November 15th 2013 by Routledge

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Description

This book will explore education, childhood and the environment by focussing on the contribution that Colin Ward has made to the field of education and childhood.

Referred to as 'one of Britain's most original thinkers and writers' (B. Tonkin in Independent 19.2.2010) and 'Britain's most famous anarchist', Colin Ward wrote extensively about positive and practical examples from the past and present of the anarchist spirit or the 'social principle' in everyday life. This book is the first scholarly work dedicated to examining the significance of his distinctive and highly relevant contributions to the areas of education, children and environment.

Contributors from academic and activist backgrounds offer cross-disciplinary and critical perspectives on Ward's work and its relevance to contemporary debates.

Education, Childhood and Environment will appeal to academics and professionals interested in the condition of childhood and youth today. The book will be prove useful for postgraduates, and professionals undertaking further professional development and is relevant to anyone studying, researching or working in fields relating to children, education and environment not just in the UK but beyond.

Contents

Introduction / editorial – C Burke and Ken Jones

The Child in the City (introduction – editors)

    • 'The city as instructor' Hakan Forsell

    • 'The city in the child' Simon Sleight

    • 'Out of no-where? The student movement of 2010' Ken Jones

The Child in the Country (introduction – editors)

    • 'You can help your country: English children's work during WW2' Ginny Morrow and Berry Mayall

    • [Another, to be identified]

    • The child in the country in a global world - Roger Hart

The Exploding School (introduction – editors)

    • 'Recovering the meaning of environmental education' Ken Worpole

    • 'Anarchism and state education: the significance of Alex Bloom' Michael Fielding

    • 'A parable of the way things ought to be: the Peckham experiment' Emily Charkin

Play as Protest (introduction – editors)

    • 'Children as actors of sustainable change' Barry Percy-Smith

    • 'Playful voices in participatory design' Rosie Parnell and Maria Patsarika

    • 'Clandestine moments of disturbance and hope' Stuart Lester

Adult responsibilities: vocations for a hopeful future (introduction – editors)

    • 'Inciting desire, ignoring boundaries and making space' Myrna Breitbart

    • 'Playwork as a profession' Marc Armitage

    • 'Education for participation' Pat Thomson

Name: Education, Childhood and Anarchism: Talking Colin Ward (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By Catherine Burke, Ken Jones. This book will explore education, childhood and the environment by focussing on the contribution that Colin Ward has made to the field of education and childhood. Referred to as 'one of Britain's most original thinkers and...
Categories: Education Policy & Politics, Childhood, History of Education, Educational Research