Fiona Carnie

Alternative Approaches to Education

A Guide for Teachers and Parents

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781138692060
• ISBN-10: 1138692069
• Artikelnr.: 57044382

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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