Alternative Approaches to Education: A Guide for Parents and Teachers

1. Education: What for? Section 1: Alternative Approaches to Education 2. Small Schools 3. Steiner Waldorf Education 4. Montessori Education 5. Democratic Schools 6. Other Philosophies, Other Schools Section 2: Doing it Yourself 7. Setting up a Small School or Learning Centre 8. Educating at Home 9. Flexible Schooling Section 3: Alternative Approaches in the State System 10. State Schools: Alternative Ways of Working 11. Small is Beautiful: Lessons from America 12. Parents as Change Agents