A good little school / Carole G. Basile ; foreword by John I. Goodlad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Basile, Carole G., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Jefferson County Open School (Lakewood, Colo.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 166 pages) : iillustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University Press of New York, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An inspiring story of the student-centered learning that can take place in a democratic, caring school.

Contents:

""A GOOD LITTLE SCHOOL""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Humanity and Jefferson County Open School""; ""2. The Critical Nature of Mission""; ""3. The Wholistic Nature of Schooling""; ""4. The Power of the Personal""; ""5. Learning as a Passion""; ""6. Belonging and Sense of Community""; ""7. Global Citizenship""; ""8. Life-Long Learning""; ""9. Looking to the Future""; ""Afterword""; ""Appendices""; ""A. Demonstrations of Middle School Success""; ""B. A Model for Trip Planning""; ""C. Dynamic Investigation of Great Stuff (D.I.G.S.) Process""

""D. Passage Process"" ""E. Requirements for Teaching a Class""; ""F. P.L.A.I.D. Day""; ""G. Procedure for Creating a Mutually Agreed Upon Schedule""; ""H. Jefferson County Open School High School Assessments""; ""I. Graduation Expectations""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791486030

0791486036

9781423739272

1423739272

OCLC:

62338583