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" Alternative education for the 21st century : "
edited by Philip A. Woods and Glenys J. Woods.
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BL
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1034114
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b788484
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Alternative education for the 21st century : : philosophies, approaches, visions /\ edited by Philip A. Woods and Glenys J. Woods.
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1st ed.
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2009.
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xvi, 283 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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0230602762
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: 9780230602762
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-274) and index.
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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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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.
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Summerhill School.
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Alternative education.
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Alternative education.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Erziehungsphilosophie
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Utbildningspolitik.
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371.04
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LC46.3.A45 2009
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5,3ssgn
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DF 3000rvk
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Woods, Glenys J., (Glenys June)
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Woods, Philip A.,1950-
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