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Creating Learning Communities (Paperback)

by Ron Miller (Editor) "OUR SCHOOL, The Free School in downtown Albany, New York, like a lot of other schools that call themselves "free" or "alternative," is based on..." (more)
Key Phrases: homeschool resource center, evolutionary learning community, local learning centers, New York, Civic Media Center, San Francisco (more...)

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Paperback: 380 pages
Publisher: Resource Center for Redesigning (August 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1885580045
ISBN-13: 978-1885580047
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

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OUR SCHOOL, The Free School in downtown Albany, New York, like a lot of other schools that call themselves "free" or "alternative," is based on the rights of children-and is still going strong as it enters its thirty-second year! Read the first page

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homeschool resource center, evolutionary learning community, local learning centers, public homeplaces, relational education, learning clubs, dominator paradigm, supported open learning, online learning communities, holistic educators, new learning systems, community learning centers, homeschooling families, online learning community, alternative educators, creating learning communities, online resource center, alternative library, holistic education, transformational learning, folk high school

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New York, Civic Media Center, San Francisco, Open University, United States, Advisory Council, Evolutionary Learning Community, Wayne Jennings, John Holt, Ron Miller, Joe Nathan, Sudbury Valley, Don Glines, Alexander Laszlo, Evolutionary Systems Design, Growing Without Schooling, Ivan Illich, John Dewey, Paulo Freire, Round Education, Tuesday School, University of Florida, Duane Elgin, North America, Syntony Quest

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Learning Cities, Learning Regions, Learning Communities: Lifelong Learning and Local Government by Norman Longworth in Back Matter
Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication (Educational Linguistics) by Bela H. Banathy on page 368
The Compassionate Classroom: Relationship Based Teaching and Learning by Sura Hart in Back Matter
Civic Responsibility and Higher Education (American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education) by Thomas Ehrlich on page 123
The Teacher's Toolkit by Paul Ginnis in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Envisioning a world without schools, October 5, 2000

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As this book says it is time to think outside the box. While most educators think that changes must be made in the education system they are stuck in the school/teach/educate syndrome. 'A Coalition for self learning' believes that social needs, brain research and new techniques and technologies demand a radically different learning system, and makes it possible. And, that is happening with the proliferation of homeschooling and the emergence of "cooperative community for life-long learning centers" that are forming the foundation for a radicaly different society.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A benchmark anthology of essays and insights, March 5, 2001

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Creating Learning Communities: Models, Resources, And New Ways Of Thinking About Teaching And Learning is a benchmark anthology of essays and insights representing a wealth of outstanding commentary from a variety of contributors on educational issues and innovations ranging from homeschooling and distance learning to autodidactics and learning clubs. An outstanding and highly recommended addition to academic and professional reference libraries, Creating Learning Communities can help educators and policy makers to develop true learning communities beyond the traditional borders of brick & motor buildings, conventional class room structures, or anachronistic curriculums.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" for educational futurists, August 31, 2000

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Ron Miller has collected some of the hottest new ideas and models for the educator, student or parent looking for a way out of current institutional education.

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