Title: Alternative education for the 21st century : philosophies, approaches, visions /
Authors: Woods, Philip A., 1950-; Woods, Glenys J.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Alternative education.; Philosophy & theory of education.; EDUCATION Experimental Methods.; Education.; Alternative education; Aufsatzsammlung.; Erziehungsphilosophie.
Abstract: This is a unique 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. Aimed at educational practitioners, leaders, and policy-makers in all types of educational settings, as well as academics and researchers, the book is a resource to help educators think creatively about education at a time when the need to find new ways to nurture spiritual and holistic growth and democratic citizenship has never been greater.
Contents: 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.