Alternative Education for the 21st Century: Philosophies, Approaches, Visions

300 Pages·2008·1.61 MB·English

by  Philip A. Woods

Alternative Education
for the 21st Century
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Alternative Education for
the 21st Century
Philosophies, Approaches, Visions
Edited by
Philip A. Woods
and
Glenys J. Woods
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Copyright © Philip A. Woods and Glenys J. Woods, 2009.
All rights reserved.
First published in 2009 by
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This book is dedicated to the memory of Professor Bill Boyd,
a loving friend, fine scholar and noble soul whose spirituality
lives on through his legacy
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Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Contributors xi
Introduction 1
Philip A. Woods and Glenys J. Woods
1 The K20 Model for Systemic Educational Change and
Sustainability: Addressing Social Justice in Rural Schools
and Implications for Educators in All Contexts 15
Mary John O’Hair, Leslie A. Williams, Scott Wilson, and
Perri J. Applegate
2 Democratic Schools in Latin America? Lessons Learned
from the Experiences in Nicaragua and Brazil 31
Silvina Gvirtz and Lucila Minvielle
3 The Touching Example of Summerhill School 49
Ian Stronach and Heather Piper
4 Quaker Schools in England: Offering a Vision of an
Alternative Society 65
Helen Johnson
5 A Buddhist Approach to Alternative Schooling:
The Dharma School, Brighton, UK 83
Clive Erricker
6 Islamic Schools in North America and the Netherlands:
Inhibiting or Enhancing Democratic Dispositions? 101
Michael S. Merry and Geert Driessen
7 On their Way Somewhere: Integrated Bilingual
Palestinian–Jewish Education in Israel 123
Zvi Bekerman
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8 “Alternative” Maori Education? Talking Back/Talking
Through Hegemonic Sites of Power 139
Hine Waitere and Marian Court
9 Starting with the Land: Toward Indigenous Thought
in Canadian Education 167
Celia Haig-Brown and John Hodson
10 Montessori and Embodied Education 189
Kevin Rathunde
11 Education for Freedom: The Goal of Steiner/
Waldorf Schools 209
Martin Ashley
12 Pathways to Learning: Deepening Reflective
Practice to Explore Democracy, Connectedness,
and Spirituality 227
Philip A. Woods and Glenys J. Woods
Bibliography 249
Index 275
Figures
1.1 IDEALS and 10 Practices for High Achieving
Schools 18
1.2 Implementation of K20 Model 19
1.3 K20 Model of Systemic Change and Sustainability 20
1.4 K20 Embedded Professional Development for Teachers 29
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8.1 He aha tenei: What is This Thing Called Maori
Education? 142
9.1 Medicine Wheel Showing the Four Aspects of the
Self-in-relation 170
9.2 Toward Aboriginal Thought in Education,
Six Directions (after Eber Hampton) 173
10.1 Student Experience in Montessori and
Traditional Schools 204
12.1 Features of Bureau-enterprise and
Developmentally Democratic Education 236