| Description |
1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Origins of Alternative Education in India: A Continuing Journey -- 3. Ripples that Spread: Can Innovations of Alternative Schools Spread to Mainstream Education? -- Voices from Practitioners -- 4. An Alternative School is Born -- 5. Living without Comparison, Learning without Competing8230; -- 6. Examinations: An Empowering Tool or a Fatal Blow to Self-confidence? -- Interviews -- 7. Parent of a Child Who has Gone from a Mainstream to an Alternative School -- 8. Teacher Who Works in an Alternative School -- 9. Student Who Studies in an Alternative School -- 10. Cinematographer Who Went to an Alternative School -- 11. Student Who Went from an Alternative to a Mainstream School -- 12. Former Student of an Alternative School -- Some Efforts After School Hours -- 13. Come after School -- Afterword -- Directory of Alternative Schools in India -- Appendix -- About the Editors and Contributors |
| Summary |
This book brings into focus the innovative methods of learning in many Indian schools. It sheds light on schools that make the learning process fun for the teacher as well as the taught, in contrast to the whirl of examination-oriented learning in main |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Alternative schools -- India
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EDUCATION -- Experimental Methods.
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Alternative schools
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India
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vittachi, Sarojini
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Raghavan, Neeraja
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Raj, Kiran
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| ISBN |
9788132101673 |
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8132101677 |
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1282078003 |
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9781282078000 |
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