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This first in-depth guide to the alternatives to public school education provides an overview of the development of education in North America and surveys some of the current movements in education theory. Among the 22 types of alternative approaches to education are Cardin, Christian, Foxfire, Holi…
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Parent's Guide to Alternative Education

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    15 June 1997

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Summary

"The Parents‘ Guide to Alternatives in Education " is the first book to describe the full range of current alternatives in education. It highlights some of the current trends in education and then deals in detail with twenty-three different education alternatives. For each it gives the history, philosophy, practice, a description of a representative school, and a resource section including sources of more information and suggestions for further reading.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781570620676
ISBN-10:1570620679
Author:Ronald E. Kortzsch, Ronald E. Koetzsch
Publisher:Shambhala
Imprint:Shambhala Publications Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:15 June 1997
Weight:513g
Dimensions:20mm x 207mm x 233mm
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Parent's Guide to Alternative Education by Ronald E. Kortzsch - ISBN: 9781570620676
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Parents looking for alternatives to their neighborhood public school for any reason–cultural, religious, ideological, or personal–will find a wide range of information here.” –MultiCultural Review

“An unbiased presentation.”– Library Journal

About The Author

Ronald E. Kortzsch

Ronald E. Koetzsch has a B.A. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in History of Religions from Harvard University. He has taught at the secondary school and college levels and has been a senior instructor at the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School for over twenty years. For many years he was senior writer at the East West Journal (now Natural Health magazine). He is founding and current editor of Renewal: A Journal for Waldorf Education and is a teacher at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, California.

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