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Antipedagogy

Critical, Moral and Equity-Oriented Theories

Antipedagogy, sometimes written anti-pedagogy, is a critical theory that scrutinizes traditional pedagogical authority, treating the exercise of parental or educational control over children as a violation of their human rights and calling instead for intergenerational equality. Ekkehard von Braunmühl laid the theory's foundation in 1975 with his book Antipedagogy: Studies on the Abolition of Education.

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Antipedagogy is a critical theory that scrutinizes traditional pedagogical authority, treating the exercise of parental or educational power over children as a violation of the child's rights and advocating intergenerational equality over hierarchical instruction. 1
Origin Year
1974 1
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Who coined the term antipedagogy?

H. Kupffer coined it in 1974, and Ekkehard von Braunmühl set out its foundations in 1975.

The term was coined by H. Kupffer in 1974, and the theoretical foundations were established by Ekkehard von Braunmühl in his 1975 book Antipädagogik. Kupffer, a social pedagogy lecturer at the University of Education in Kiel, introduced the term in his 1974 essay on antipsychiatry and antipedagogy, extending his criticism from psychiatry to pedagogy.
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Source Antipedagogy (Wikipedia)

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Ivan Illich, Thinkers
Source Antipedagogy (Wikipedia)
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1. Antipedagogy (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia, Antipedagogy, lead section
    is a critical theory that examines traditional pedagogical dynamics, particularly scrutinizing the exercise of parental or educational authority as a violation of human rights
  • Wikipedia, Antipedagogy, Overview section
    The term "antipedagogy" was coined by H. Kupffer in 1974, with theoretical foundations established by Ekkehard von Braunmühl in his book "Antipädagogik" (1975).
  • In Approach: Liberationism, Lead paragraph, in-approach
    Antipedagogy (German: Antipädagogik; Ancient Greek: anti-against + pais-child, boy + agein- lead; UK: ), sometimes spelled anti-pedagogy with the hyphen, is a critical theory that examines traditional pedagogical dynamics, particularly scrutinizing the exercise of parental or educational authority as a violation of human rights.
  • In Group: Critical Pedagogy and Liberatory Education, Lead
    Antipedagogy (German: Antipädagogik; Ancient Greek: anti-against + pais-child, boy + agein- lead; UK: ), sometimes spelled anti-pedagogy with the hyphen, is a critical theory that examines traditional pedagogical dynamics, particularly scrutinizing the exercise of parental or educational authority as a violation of human rights.
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