Geographies of alternative education : diverse learning spaces for children and young people

Summary: This text offers a comparative analysis of alternative education in the UK, focusing on learning spaces that cater for children and young people. It constitutes one of the first book-length explorations of alternative learning spaces outside mainstream education.

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ISBN: 9781447300496
ISBN: 1447300491
ISBN: 9781447310914
ISBN: 9781447300519
ISBN: 9781299704879
ISBN: 1447310918
ISBN: 1447300513
ISBN: 1299704875
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 290 pages) : illustrations
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Computer data.
Publisher: Bristol : Policy Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:october.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: one. Introduction -- two. Conceptual frameworks: towards geographies of alternative education -- three. Alternative learning spaces in the UK: background to the case studies used in this book -- four. Connection/disconnection: positioning alternative learning spaces -- five. Mess/order: materials, timings, feelings -- six. Movement/embodiment: learning habits (I) -- seven. Inter/personal relations: scale, love and learning habits (II) -- eight. Towards the `good life': alternative visions of learning, love and life-itself -- nine. Conclusion: geographies of alternative education and the value of autonomous learning spaces.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.