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A Review of Childhood
In Childhood, Chris Jenks stabs at the heart of sociology’s obsession with the myth of childhood. In his concise, if inaccessible, analysis of why and how sociologists, psychologists, and educators conceive of children, Jenks encourages a critical examination of the assumptions behind many institutions. Its a short book – only 145 pages long – but has more […]
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Youth Engagement in Unschooling
The reality of youth and unschooling is that by learning from life without boundaries, some young people expand their horizons, gain new opportunities and expand their thinking in ways traditional schools could not facilitate.
Freechild Institute for Youth Engagement 