Forest schools are a type of outdoor education in which children (or adults) visit forests/woodlands, learning personal, social and technical skills. It has been described as “an inspirational process that offers children, young people and adults regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence through hands-on learning in a woodland environment”. …
Deschooling is a term used by both education philosophers and proponents of alternative education and/or home schooling, which refers to different things in each context. It was popularized by Ivan Illich in his 1971 book Deschooling Society. Philosophically, it refers to the belief that schools and other learning institutions are …
In 1970, there were only a few alternative schools in operation in the United States. They originated to serve a growing population of students who were not experiencing success in the traditional schools. Today there are thousands, and the number continues to grow. The term “alternative” is now used to …
A videobook is a form of online training that provides web-based training via downloadable training videos. Most videobooks are single website entities that emphasize on teaching the user (typically a subscriber) a particular topic. Videobooks are, as the name implies, similar in content and outline to a “regular” book. The …
The sociology of education is the study of how public institutions and individual experiences affect education and its outcomes. It is most emphasized with the public schooling systems of modern industrial societies, including the expansion of higher, further, adult, and continuing education. Education has always been seen as a fundamentally …
Latchkey kid or Latchkey child refers to a child that returns from school to an empty home because their parents are away at work, or a child that is often left at home with little or no parental supervision. The term refers to the latchkey of a door to the …
In colonial times, reading instruction was simple and straightforward: teach children the code and then let them read. At that time, reading material was not specially written for children but includes primarily of the Bible and some patriotic essays; the most influential early textbook was The New England Primer, published …
Alternative school programs generally strive to keep their student/teacher ratio low, usually ten to one or less, enabling for more individualized and personalized instruction. School staffs have a great deal of autonomy in developing curriculum and establishing rules. Teachers must also give an extended role in dealing with the whole …
Print exposure is simply the amount of time a child or person spends being visually aware of the written word (reading), whether that be through newspapers, magazines, books, journals, scientific papers, or more. Research has shown that the amount of print material that a child obtains has deep cognitive consequences. …
Proficient reading is equally dependent on two crucial skills: the ability to understand the language in which the text is written, and the ability to recognize and process printed text. Each of these competencies is likewise dependent on lower level skills and cognitive abilities. Children who readily comprehend spoken language …
