The Handbook Of Alternative Education

Author : Helen E. Lees,Nel Noddings
Publisher : Springer
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137412911

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The Palgrave International Handbook of Alternative Education by Helen E. Lees,Nel Noddings Pdf

This state-of-the-art, comprehensive Handbook fully explores the field of alternative education on an international scale. Alternatives to mainstream schooling and education are becoming increasingly recognised as pertinent and urgent for better understanding what really works in successfully educating children and adults today, especially in light of the increased performance driven and managerially organised economic modelling of education that dominates. For too long we have wondered what “exactly” education done otherwise might look like and here we meet individual examples as well as seeing what alternative education is when a collection becomes greater than the sum of parts. The Handbook profiles numerous empirical examples from around the world of education being done in innovative and excitingly democratic and autonomous ways from Forest Schools and Home Education through to new technologies, neuroscience and the importance of solitude. The book also sets out important theoretical perspectives to inform us why seeing education through an alternative lens is useful as well as urgently needed. Global in its perspective and definitive in content, this one-stop volume will be an indispensable reference resource for a wide range of academics, students and researchers in the fields of Education, Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy as well as educational practitioners.

Author : Jerry Mintz,Raymond Solomon,Sidney Solomon
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39076001552392

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The Handbook of Alternative Education by Jerry Mintz,Raymond Solomon,Sidney Solomon Pdf

This text considers issues in alternative education. It looks at the issues from teaching, learning and research perspectives.

Author : Brenda Edgerton Conley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781576074411

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Alternative Schools by Brenda Edgerton Conley Pdf

An examination of the growth and development of alternative schools in American society and their role in the public school environment. In Alternative Schools: A Reference Handbook, educator Brenda Edgerton Conley surveys the emerging alternatives to our conventional educational system—a system that is not only costly, but ineffective for many children. In a resource aimed at a broad audience—school administrators, politicians, and, most important, parents—Conley offers both a historical and a present-day perspective on alternative educational programs. What sets the alternative education movement apart, she argues, is its acknowledgment that we all learn differently. That knowledge has given rise to an explosion of exciting alternatives—from open schools to home schooling, from charter schools to church schools. These alternative schools are smaller and less bureaucratic, more responsive to the community, and more receptive to change.

Author : Mario D. Fantini
Publisher : Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Books
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Education
ISBN : 038506389X

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Alternative Education by Mario D. Fantini Pdf

Author : Fiona Carnie
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Alternative education
ISBN : 9780415248174

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Alternative Approaches to Education by Fiona Carnie Pdf

This book is designed to give parents and teachers information on the alternative education options available in the UK. It covers three main areas: Outside the state system: small schools; Steiner Waldorf schools; Montessori schools; democratic schools and other schools with alternative philosophies Doing it yourself: setting up a small school or learning centre; educating at home; flexible schooling Alternatives within the state system: how some state schools are finding different ways of working The values, philosophies and methods of each alternative are described, including the first-hand experiences and accounts of children, teachers and parents. There are answers to common questions and useful sources of further information. This accessible and informative book is the ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build their knowledge of different education philosophies.

Author : Nina Bascia,Esther Sokolov Fine,Malcolm Levin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319542591

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Alternative Schooling and Student Engagement by Nina Bascia,Esther Sokolov Fine,Malcolm Levin Pdf

This book explores the unique phenomenon of public alternative schools in Toronto, Canada and other large urban areas. Although schools of this kind have existed for more than a century, very little has been written about the alternative school movement. These alternatives focus more on child-centered instruction, give many students (and teachers) opportunities to organize the school differently, provide a greater voice for teachers, students, and parents, and engage students far more with experiential learning. When traditional school structures are failing to meet the needs of many children and youth, there is a rapidly growing need for information and discussion about alternatives that will encourage their talents and serve their needs. This book draws attention to the issue of alternative schooling to help make it more accessible to a wider audience.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:632828206

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How to set up a free school by Anonim Pdf

Author : Fiona Carnie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315533193

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Alternative Approaches to Education by Fiona Carnie Pdf

Alternative Approaches to Education provides parents and teachers with information and guidance on different education options in the UK and further afield. This new and expanded edition, including additional chapters and up-to-date contact details, explains the values, philosophies and methods of a range of alternative approaches available outside and within the state system, as well as if you’re ‘doing it yourself’. Illustrated throughout with the first-hand experiences of children, teachers and parents, it provides lists of useful contacts, sources of further information and answers to common questions. Together with brand new chapters on recent research and contemporary debates, and on Free Schools, it covers: Small alternative schools Steiner Waldorf education Democratic schools Alternatives in the state system Parents as change agents Setting up a Small School or Learning Centre Home-based education Flexible schooling Exploring why alternative approaches to education are needed, this accessible and informative book challenges the dominant educational orthodoxies by putting children first. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build on their knowledge of different educational approaches in order to find new ways of working. It is also an ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children.

Author : Barry Ross
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1530248795

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The Alternative School Principal's Handbook by Barry Ross Pdf

A Book Exclusively Designed For Alternative School Principals! For the first time, a book written with the newly minted alternative school principal in mind. The chapters are filled with topics based on the ground truth from a principal who has experienced what you are about to do. You will find relevant suggestions that can be put to immediate use after you have read this book. We will discuss the actions a new leader should take that will set the conditions for your success in first year and beyond.

Author : Wellner, Laurie,Pierce-Friedman, Kathleen
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799868057

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Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices by Wellner, Laurie,Pierce-Friedman, Kathleen Pdf

Teachers in their first few years of their teaching career require high quality, structured support to begin the journey towards becoming experts. Establishing research-based best practices and working habits set up early career teachers for a fulfilling and successful career. The requirements of teachers are constantly changing, and teachers need to continually adapt their knowledge and practices to fit schools’ changing demographics. Having a toolbox of research-based best practices to draw upon can support early career teachers as they move from theory to practical application when the learning curve is the steepest. Strengthening the system of support includes increasing teachers’ influence over their day-to-day work and developing positive and supportive cultures of learning. Supporting Early Career Teachers With Research-Based Practices presents both theoretical and practical research to support the conceptual understanding of educational praxis for common areas with which early career educators may require additional expertise or support. This book is intended to be a valuable contribution to the body of literature in the field of education by supplying research-based teaching practices for modern education. Primary topics covered include professional learning, classroom management, student-teacher relationships, teaching diverse students and inclusive educational practices, and teacher self-care strategies. This book is a valuable reference tool for early career teachers of all subject areas and grade levels, school administrators, teacher mentors and guides, education faculty in higher education, educational researchers, curriculum developers, instructional facilitators, practicing teachers, pre-service teachers, professional development coordinators, teacher educators, researchers, academicians, and students interested in teaching practices and support for the early career teacher.

Author : Glenda McGregor,Martin Mills,Pat Thomson,Jodie Pennacchia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351211864

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Alternative Educational Programmes, Schools and Social Justice by Glenda McGregor,Martin Mills,Pat Thomson,Jodie Pennacchia Pdf

Alternative education caters and cares for students whose regular schools have failed and excluded them. Fifty years of international research reports that alternative settings are characterised by close and powerful staff–student relationships, a curriculum which is relevant, engaging and meaningful, and the strong sense of agency afforded young people by the opportunity to make decisions. Together, these three practices produce increased life chances for alternative education participants. However, despite these apparent successes, alternative education seems to have had little impact on mainstream schools. This collection of papers addresses the important question – what might regular schools and teachers learn about socially just pedagogies from alternative education practices? In providing answers to this question, authors interrogate the taken-for-granted wisdom about alternative education while also taking account of ongoing policy shifts, differing locations and populations, and persistent and intersecting patterns of raced, classed and gendered inequalities. They draw on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to interrogate the ways in which alternative schools and alternative education both challenge and legitimate the kinds of schooling most of us expect for our own and other people's children. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Critical Studies in Education.

Author : Andy Pitchford,David Owen,Ed Stevens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429516009

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A Handbook for Authentic Learning in Higher Education by Andy Pitchford,David Owen,Ed Stevens Pdf

An accessible resource to develop authentic learning and teaching in higher education, this book challenges conventional teaching practice and presents meaningful and impactful alternatives across disciplines that are research informed, student-centred and achievable. Bringing together a wide range of contemporary examples, this essential text shows how academics from an increasing range of disciplines and fields have shifted their attention away from the restrictions of campus-based education. Using engaging case study material, underpinned by cutting edge research, the text shares innovations from over 50 different institutions, offers practical advice on how to facilitate authentic learning in real world contexts and examines the range of alternative assessment techniques available to the contemporary teacher. A Handbook for Authentic Learning in Higher Education is ideal reading for early career academics exploring approaches to learning, established academics searching for practical guides to emergent pedagogies and all those responsible for leading teaching and learning practices within their department or institution.

Author : Martin Mills,Gillean McCluskey
Publisher : Trentham Books is
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 1858567823

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International Perspectives on Alternative Education by Martin Mills,Gillean McCluskey Pdf

"Alternative education encompasses a diversity of schooling types and organizations. International Perspectives on Alternative Education explores alternative forms of schooling from the position of academics, policy workers and those working and studying in such schools across the world. The first-hand accounts by those working and leading in alternative schools, and the analyses by those working at the policy level, bring alive their dilemmas and challenges. Complementing these are the academic contributions, which examine over-arching questions about social justice and the meanings of achievement, success, choice and purpose across education. The issue of alternative education and why it is relevant in today's educational landscape is an international one, and the book draws on contributions from Australia, Indonesia, Korea, Denmark, England, Germany, Scotland and the United States. The book will be of interest to all educators, teachers, academics, students, policy workers and others concerned about issues of social justice and education."--

Author : Greg S. Goodman
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015050059081

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Alternatives in Education by Greg S. Goodman Pdf

Using critical theory as a foundation, Alternatives in Education posits psychology's role in educating at-risk youth as the number one ingredient for student success. To reach and teach disaffected youth, the best psychological practices must be wedded to modern, multicultural perspectives. Alternatives in Education brings free choice and opportunity to a milieu of students and teachers alienated by competitive and hegemonic school models. Blending critical theory into the actual stories of the Wonalancet Alternative School, Alternatives in Education speaks to practicing educators of at-risk youth.

Author : Eleanor J. Blair,Kenneth A. Williams
Publisher : IAP
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781648024115

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The Handbook on Caribbean Education by Eleanor J. Blair,Kenneth A. Williams Pdf

This book brings together leading scholars of Caribbean education from around the world. Schooling continues to hold a special place both as a means to achieve social mobility and as a mechanism for supporting the economy of Caribbean nations. In this book, the Caribbean includes the Greater and Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles is made up of the five larger islands (and six countries) of the northern Caribbean, including the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. The Lesser Antilles includes the Windward and Leeward Islands which are inclusive of Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago along with several other islands. Each chapter provides a unique perspective on the various social and cultural issues that define Caribbean education and schooling. The Handbook on Caribbean Education fills a void in the literature and documents the important research being done throughout the Caribbean. Creating a space where Caribbean voices are a part of “international” discussions about 21st century global matters and concerns is an important contribution of this work.