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Sins, Patrick H. M.; van der Zee, Symen; Schuitema, Jaap A. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2022
With approximately 800 schools, alternative education is a substantial part of primary education in the Netherlands. With nearly 400 schools, Dalton education is the largest form of alternative education in the Netherlands. Given the size and popularity of Dalton education, it is rather remarkable that the effects of these schools have hardly been…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries
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Mayes, Eve; Mitra, Dana L.; Serriere, Stephanie C. – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
This article explores how two elementary school students responded to their teacher's invitation in a civic classroom to make a difference to the world. We consider how the teacher framed the construct of civic efficacy and how the students refracted these ideas in their navigation of a civic education project. Closely analyzing these students'…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Change Agents, Student Empowerment, Citizen Participation