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ERIC Number: EJ406259
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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The "Long Trip": An Exploration of Progressive Public Schools.
Ayers, William
Teaching Education, v2 n2 p88-93 Win 1988
This article describes preservice teachers' trips to explore progressive public schools (past and present), emphasizing one to Central Park East School in Spanish Harlem. The schools have strong leadership, high expectations, and a commitment to a child-centered approach in common. Future teachers gain perspective and insight from such visits. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, Higher Education, Open Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Progressive Education, Public Schools, Student Centered Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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