This is a unique collection of leading examples of education grounded in alternative philosophies and cultures – from initiatives to create more democratic schools, through Quaker, Buddhist, Islamic, Montessori and Steiner/Waldorf schools, to Maori and First Nations education in Canada and Palestinian Jewish schools in Israel. Aimed at educational practitioners, leaders, and policy-makers in all types of educational settings, as well as academics and researchers, the book is a resource to help educators think creatively about education at a time when the need to find new ways to nurture spiritual and holistic growth and democratic citizenship has never been greater.
Author(s): Philip A. Woods, Glenys J. Woods
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 300
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Contributors......Page 12
Introduction......Page 18
1 The K20 Model for Systemic Educational Change and Sustainability: Addressing Social Justice in Rural Schools and Implications for Educators in All Contexts......Page 32
2 Democratic Schools in Latin America? Lessons Learned from the Experiences in Nicaragua and Brazil......Page 48
3 The Touching Example of Summerhill School......Page 66
4 Quaker Schools in England: Offering a Vision of an Alternative Society......Page 82
5 A Buddhist Approach to Alternative Schooling: The Dharma School, Brighton, UK......Page 100
6 Islamic Schools in North America and the Netherlands: Inhibiting or Enhancing Democratic Dispositions?......Page 118
7 On their Way Somewhere: Integrated Bilingual Palestinian–Jewish Education in Israel......Page 140
8 “Alternative” Māori Education? Talking Back/Talking Through Hegemonic Sites of Power......Page 156
9 Starting with the Land: Toward Indigenous Thought in Canadian Education......Page 184
10 Montessori and Embodied Education......Page 206
11 Education for Freedom: The Goal of Steiner/Waldorf Schools......Page 226
12 Pathways to Learning: Deepening Reflective Practice to Explore Democracy, Connectedness, and Spirituality......Page 244
Bibliography......Page 266
A......Page 292
C......Page 293
E......Page 294
I......Page 295
M......Page 296
P......Page 297
S......Page 298
T......Page 299
Z......Page 300
