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ERIC Number: EJ283848
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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Schools of Choice: Their Current Nature and Prospects.
Raywid, Mary Anne
Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n10 p684-88 Jun 1983
The Project on Alternatives in Education (1981) on North American alternative schools shows the movement's steady growth, high staff morale and control, and attendance. Factors contributing to success: smallness, choice, extended roles, relative autonomy, continuing evaluation, and teacher participation. Teacher/student relationship and positive school climate are crucial. (PB)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; United States