Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Education

Name: Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Education
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ISBN: 9781570620676

ISBN-10: 1570620679

ISBN-13: 9781570620676

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ronald Koetzsch

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The Parents' Guide to Alternatives in Educationis the first book to describe the full range of current alternatives in education. It highlights some of the current trends in education and then deals in detail with twenty-three different education alternatives. For each it gives the history, philosophy, practice, a description of a representative school, and a resource section including sources of more information and suggestions for further reading.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/2/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 7.99" wide x 9.25" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Introduction



An Overview of Education in the United States



Public Education: The Birth of a System



Dissenting Voice Number One: The Humanistic-Progressive Tradition



Dissenting Voice Number Two: The Religious-Traditionalist Movement



The Public School Mainstream Today and the Range of Alternatives



Some Current Trends in American Education



Whole Language



Cooperative Learning



The Social Curriculum



Multicultural Education



Developmental Education



Education for Character



A Guide to Alternative Education



Carden Schools



Christian Schools



Comer Schools



Core Knowledge Schools



Essential Schools



Foxfire



Free Schools



Friends Schools



Holistic Schools



Homeschooling



The International Baccalaureate



Islamic Schools



Jewish Day Schools



Mennonite and Amish Schools



Montessori Schools



Multiple Intelligences Education



Progressive Schools



Protestant Schools



The Reggio Emilia Approach



Roman Catholic Schools



Teenage Liberation: Self-Schooling for the Adolescent



Waldorf Education



Practical Matters



Choosing a School



The Ultimate School - Your Own


Bibliography


Index