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ERIC Number: EJ332524
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Democratic Schooling: What Happens to Young People Who Have Charge of Their Own Education?
Gray, Peter; Chanoff, David
American Journal of Education, v94 n2 p182-213 Feb 1986
Reports on a study of the graduates of the Sudbury Valley School, a primary and secondary school that has no learning requirements but supports students' self-directed activities. The majority of graduates went on to good colleges and good jobs. Although this could reflect their middle-class backgrounds, their futures were clearly not harmed by free schooling. (KH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Free Schools, Nontraditional Education, Open Education, Outcomes of Education, School Effectiveness, Student Centered Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sudbury Valley School MA