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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nagata, Yoshiyuki
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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