Darlene Leiding

The Hows and Whys of Alternative Education

Schools Where Students Thrive

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Hows and Whys of Alternative Education offers the essential information on the history of alternative education, school choice, alternative schools, charter schools, magnet schools, homeschooling, private schools, vouchers, distance learning, teacher/student/parent attraction, and the future of educational choice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9781578866878
• ISBN-10: 1578866871
• Artikelnr.: 23085857

Autorenporträt

Dr. Darlene Leiding is an expert in the realm of charter schools and alternative education and has created an elementary and high school alternative program. She is currently K-12 Principal at Oh Day Aki (Heart of the Earth Charter School, Minneapolis, MN) working with inner city American Indian students.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 History of Alternative Education Chapter 2 School Choice: Trust
for Parents' Picks Chapter 3 Alternative Schools: A School of One's Own
Chapter 4 Charter Schools: A Beacon of Hope Chapter 5 Magnet Schools: The
Stuff of Kids' Dreams Chapter 6 Homeschooling: Testing Our Freedom Chapter
7 Private Schools: An Investment in the Future Chapter 8 Vouchers:
Threatening to Make Schools Improve Chapter 9 Distance Learning: The Wave
of the Future Chapter 10 Teacher/Student/Parent Attraction Chapter 11 The
Future of Educational Choice: Does It Work?