Alternative Schools: A Reference Handbook
| AUTHOR | Weil, Danny; Weil, Danny; Conley, Brenda Edgerton |
| PUBLISHER | ABC-CLIO (11/22/2002) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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An examination of the growth and development of alternative schools in American society and their role in the public school environment.
In Alternative Schools: A Reference Handbook, educator Brenda Edgerton Conley surveys the emerging alternatives to our conventional educational system--a system that is not only costly, but ineffective for many children. In a resource aimed at a broad audience--school administrators, politicians, and, most important, parents--Conley offers both a historical and a present-day perspective on alternative educational programs. What sets the alternative education movement apart, she argues, is its acknowledgment that we all learn differently. That knowledge has given rise to an explosion of exciting alternatives--from open schools to home schooling, from charter schools to church schools. These alternative schools are smaller and less bureaucratic, more responsive to the community, and more receptive to change.
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ISBN-13:
9781576074404
ISBN-10:
1576074404
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
288
Carton Quantity:
26
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.69 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
1.23 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Annotated,
Table of Contents,
Glossary
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Teaching - Methods & Strategies
Education | General
Education | Reference
Grade Level:
7th Grade
and up
Dewey Decimal:
371.040
Library of Congress Control Number:
2002014680
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An examination of the growth and development of alternative schools in American society and their role in the public school environment.
In Alternative Schools: A Reference Handbook, educator Brenda Edgerton Conley surveys the emerging alternatives to our conventional educational system--a system that is not only costly, but ineffective for many children. In a resource aimed at a broad audience--school administrators, politicians, and, most important, parents--Conley offers both a historical and a present-day perspective on alternative educational programs. What sets the alternative education movement apart, she argues, is its acknowledgment that we all learn differently. That knowledge has given rise to an explosion of exciting alternatives--from open schools to home schooling, from charter schools to church schools. These alternative schools are smaller and less bureaucratic, more responsive to the community, and more receptive to change.
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Author:
Conley, Brenda Edgerton
Conley is an associate professor and chair of Teacher Education programs in the graduate school at the University of Maryland University College. Dr. Conley earned both a bachelor's and a master's degree at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. She received her doctorate in education from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.
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