عنوان

Alternative education for the 21st century :

(Number (ISBN

0230602762

(Number (ISBN

9780230602762

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b788484

Title Proper

Alternative education for the 21st century :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

philosophies, approaches, visions /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Philip A. Woods and Glenys J. Woods.

Edition Statement

1st ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvi, 283 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and index.

Text of Note

1. The K20 model for systemic educational change and sustainability : addressing social justice in rural schools and implications for educators in all contexts / Mary John O'Hair [and others] -- 2. Democratic schools in Latin America? Lessons learned from the experiences in Nicaragua and Brazil / Silvina Gvirtz and Lucila Minvielle -- 3. The touching example of Summerhill School / Ian Stronach and Heather Piper -- 4. Quaker schools in England : offering a vision of an alternative society / Helen Johnson -- 5. A Buddhist approach to alternative schooling : the Dharma School, Brighton, UK / Clive Erricker -- 6. Islamic schools in North America and the Netherlands : inhibiting or enhancing democratic dispositions? / Michael S. Merry and Geert Driessen -- 7. On their way somewhere : integrated bilingual Palestinian-Jewish education in Israel / Zvi Bekerman -- 8. "Alternative" Maori education? Talking back/talking through hegemonic sites of power / Hine Waitere and Marian Court -- 9. Starting with the land : toward indigenous thought in Canadian education / Celia Haig-Brown and John Hodson -- 10. Montessori and embodied education / Kevin Rathunde -- 11. Education for freedom : the goal of Steiner/Waldorf Schools / Martin Ashley -- 12. Pathways to learning : deepening reflective practice to explore democracy, connectedness, and spirituality / Philip A. Woods and Glenys J. Woods.

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Text of Note

This is a collection of leading examples of education grounded in alternative philosophies and cultures - from initiatives to create more democratic schools, through Quaker, Buddhist, Islamic, Montessori and Steiner/Waldorf schools, to Maori and First Nations education in Canada and Palestinian Jewish schools in Israel.

Summerhill School.

Alternative education.

Alternative education.

Aufsatzsammlung

Erziehungsphilosophie

Utbildningspolitik.

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Edition

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Book number

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System Code

Woods, Glenys J., (Glenys June)

Woods, Philip A.,1950-

Date of Transaction

20201207020256.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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