Alternative education
Subtitle: global perspectives relevant to the Asia-Pacific Region
By: Yoshiyuki Nagata.
Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific region -- v. 10.
Publisher: Springer; Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781402049859; 9781402049866
Subjects: Alternative education.; Alternative education -- Asia.
Work titles: Orutanatibu kyōiku.
Notes: Translation of: Orutanatibu kyōiku.

Based on the author's dissertation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Alternative education: an overview; title: Case study: Bolivia - a free school at the foot of the Andes; title: Case study: Thailand - alternative schools in a society developing the legal framework for a pluralistic educational system; title: Case study: Australia - issues in support mechanisms involving alternative schools; title: Case study: The Netherlands - Alternative education shaken by changes in its basic foundation; title: Case study: the state of Oregon in the United States of America - a pluralistic education system and alternative education supported by the law and the key initiators; title: Case study: Denmark - alternative education fosterred by support mechanisms cultivated through the history of the common people; title: How much alternative education is there?; title: Quality assurance in alternative education: current circumstances and issues; title: The state of alternative education in different countries; title: Postlude: about opening the window just the right amount.