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Smith, Vernon H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
Clarifies terms, describes the Consortium for Alternative Education, and identifies the social and educational potential and the accountability element in alternative schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Individualized Programs, Nontraditional Education
Smith, Vernon H. – North Central Association Quarterly, 1975
Article discussed the necessity of options in public education that would answer the needs of each individual. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, Nontraditional Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Vernon H. – Childhood Education, 1978
Cites findings of 1974 Ford Foundation report in support of educational alternatives, notes summary of research on alternative public schools, and briefly discusses conclusions from evaluations of alternative public schools in six cities. Also notes three current trends in options, including magnet schools and back-to-basics optional elementary…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Innovation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Vernon H.; And Others – Notre Dame Journal of Education, 1975
The psychological, sociological, and economic advantages of various alternative schools are described. For journal availability see SO 504 329. (DE)
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Benefits, Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Vernon H. – NASSP Bulletin, 1976
States that alternative public schools are a viable option, and provides an overview of the range of opportunities provided by such schools. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Needs, Evaluative Thinking, Nontraditional Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Vernon H. – NASSP Bulletin, 1973
Article analyzes the impetus for alternative schools' development, their present status, and reactions to their development. (Editor)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
Smith, Vernon H. – 1975
Optional alternative public schools have been developed as an expression of the democratic ideal of individual choice. Alternative systems offer the opportunity for individuated instruction, contact with the "real world" community, and community control of educational decision-making. However, reforms in the last few decades have encouraged…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Download full textSmith, Vernon H. – 1975
The development of optional alternative public schools is based on four simple concepts: (1) in a democratic society people should have choices about all important aspects of their lives; (2) different people learn in different ways; (3) learning in schools should not be isolated from the world outside the schools; (4) those closest to the action,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Decision Making, Educational Change
Smith, Vernon H. – 1974
The development of a diversity of optional public schools, each geared to be responsive to students with different learning needs and styles, provides one strategy for establishing a new organizational structure for public education. This book presents a brief picture of the development of optional alternative public schools, their status and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Continuation Students, Educational Change, Educational Finance
