ERIC Number: EJ514051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-9100-1139
Nine Assumptions of Schooling and Twenty-One Facts the Institution Would Rather Not Discuss.
Gatto, John Taylor
Skole: The Journal of Alternative Education, v12 n3 p19-30 Sum 1995
Briefly explores differences between educational systems in Switzerland and the United States. Discusses 9 assumptions and 21 contradictions concerning shortcomings of compulsory public schooling in the United States. Suggests that schooling has moved away from intellectual development or skills training toward socializing students to become part of a planned society. (LP)
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Conformity, Educational Policy, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Hidden Curriculum, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Politics of Education, Public Education, Public Schools, Role of Education, Socialization
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Coercion
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