Alternative Schools: A Reference Handbook

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This volume describes the various components of alternative education and presents a comprehensive view of its impact on public education, particularly in urban school districts. It presents detailed descriptions of various alternative education models from schools without walls to school-within-a-school, including exemplary alternative programmes that have received national acclaim. It focuses on several contemporary private school options and their effect on public schools, and addresses the continuing debate about pubic alternative education and examines the issues and public policy agendas that affect funding.

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"[P]rovides educators with the history, purpose and impact of alternative education in the U.S... The book can be used as a resource for ways to support school improvement." - District Administration "[I]n this comprehensive and well-written addition to the series, the author presents brief descriptions of 20 currently available alternative learning options, such as school without walls, charter schools, and magnet schools. In addition, summaries of numerous model or innovative alternative curricular methods and programs are provided, along with directories of alternative programs currently in operation in public, private, and independent schools in the United States ... will be a tremendously useful resource for teachers, parents, teacher educators, administrators, and students of education. It is highly recommended for both academic and public libraries." - American Reference Books Annual

Author Bio

Brenda Edgerton Conley is chair of teacher education programs and assistant professor in the graduate school at the University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD.