Anarchismo come educazione alla liberta. La prospettiva di Colin Ward tra educazione ambientale e partecipazione sociale

• Published in: Studi sulla formazione Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 159
• Main Authors: Maddalena, Stefania, Allodola, Valerio Ferro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Firenze University Press 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Ward, Colin
• ISSN: 1127-1124
• DOI: 10.36253/ssf-15128

For Colin Ward, anarchism is an act of social self-determination: all aspects of human existence and public life are characterized by large degrees of freedom. The school - institution dedicated quintessentially to the children's education - 'expands' into other places: streets, playgrounds, meadows, woods, school buses, shops, become for Ward vital places that can offer extraordinary educational opportunities, promoting a model of libertarian education as an alternative to structured learning. An 'environmental education', in the double meaning of environment - instead of the classroom - as an educational medium and natural environment as a context to be studied; whose aim is to make young people not only masters of their own learning process, but also of the environment in which they live, through direct exploration and participatory education. Keywords. Anarchism - environmental education - freedom - learning processes - participation