Alternative Approaches to Education: A Guide for Teachers and Parents by Fiona C

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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 schoolingExploring 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.

FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Fiona Carnie is an educationalist and writer. She has three grown up children and shares her time between Bath and the Hebrides.

Table of Contents

List of figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Making the Case 1. Education – what for? 2. Recent research and contemporary debates Part 2: Alternative Approaches to Education 3. Small alternative schools 4. Steiner Waldorf education 5. Montessori education 6. Democratic schools 7. Other philosophies, other schools Part 3: Alternatives in the State System 8. State schools: alternative ways of working 9. Free schools 10. Lessons from other places 11. Parents as change agents Part 4: Doing it Yourself 12. Setting up a small school or learning centre 13. Home-based education 14. Flexible schooling Conclusion Abbreviations

Details ISBN1138692069 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1138692069 ISBN-13 9781138692060 Format Hardcover Edition 2nd Imprint Routledge Subtitle A Guide for Teachers and Parents Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 371.040941 Author Fiona Carnie Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Replaces 9781138143418 Publication Date 2017-05-16 Illustrations 3 Line drawings, black and white; 16 Halftones, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and white Affiliation Education Consultant, UK Short Title Alternative Approaches to Education Language English UK Release Date 2017-05-16 AU Release Date 2017-05-16 NZ Release Date 2017-05-16 Pages 268 Edition Description 2nd edition Alternative 9781138692084 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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