Alternative Education Global Perspectives Relevant to the Asia-Pacific Region /

Alternative streams of education have been and remain an important but difficult theme for teachers, parents, policy-makers, and scholars. By focusing on case studies of six countries (Bolivia, Thailand, Australia, USA, The Netherlands, and Denmark), and by comprehensively analysing these by means o...

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Main Author: Nagata, Yoshiyuki. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Series:Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 10
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4986-6
Table of Contents:
  • Alternative Education: An Overview
  • Case Study: Bolivia A Free School at the Foot of the Andes
  • Case Study: Thailand Alternative Schools in a Society Developing the Legal Framework for a Pluralistic Educational System
  • Case Study: Australia Issues in Support Mechanisms Involving Alternative Schools
  • Case Study: The Netherlands Alternative Education Shaken by Changes in its Basic Foundation
  • 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
  • Case Study: Denmark Alternative Education Fostered by Support Mechanisms Cultivated Through the History of the Common People
  • How Much Alternative Education Is There?
  • Quality Assurance in Alternative Education: Current Circumstances and Issues
  • The State of Alternative Education in Different Countries.