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Tag Archives: Alan Thomas
RETHINKING LEARNING TO READ: A Book-Length Study from the United Kingdom
Record: Harriet Pattison, Rethinking Learning to Read (Shrewsbury, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2016) Summary: Pattison’s name and work will be familiar to long-time readers of this blog. She has worked closely with Alan Thomas for many years now, employing surveys and interviews … Continue reading
Posted in International, Pedagogy
Tagged Alan Thomas, Badman Review, Educational Heretics Press, Harriet Pattison, phonics, Reading
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LITERACY: Informal Acquisition and Development
Record: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, “The Informal Acquisition and Development of Literacy” in International Perspectives on Home Education (2015): 57-73. [Table of Contents] Summary: This article is part of a series of reviews on the book International Perspectives on Home Education. Thomas is a visiting fellow and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Thomas, child-centered, Harriet Pattison, Implicit learning, Incidental learning, Informal Home Education, International Perspectives on Home Education, John Dewey, Literacy, progressive, Self directed learning
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INFORMAL HOME EDUCATION: A Philosophical Rationale for Liberated Pedagogy
Record: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, “Informal Home Education: Philosophical Aspirations Put Into Practice” in Studies in Philosophy and Education 32(2): 141-154 (2013) [Available Here] British researchers Thomas and Pattison are frequent collaborators, most significantly on the 2008 revision of … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum
Tagged Alan Thomas, Autonomous Learning, Harriet Pattison, Informal Home Education, J. C. Blokhuis, John Dewey, Natural Learning, Osmotic, Randall Curren, Unschooling
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