NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ289017
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Alternative Schools as a Model for Public Education.
Raywid, Mary Anne
Theory into Practice, v22 n3 p190-97 Sum 1983
Alternative schools provide a worthwhile model for educational improvement, in part because they offer a valuable model of the change process itself. Characteristics of alternative schools, their contrasts with traditional schools, and the value of providing parents and students with a choice are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Models, Nontraditional Education, Public Schools, School Choice, Secondary Education, Student School Relationship, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A