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de Bilde, Jerissa; Van Damme, Jan; Lamote, Carl; De Fraine, Bieke – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2013
The current study examines the impact of alternative education on children's early school engagement in terms of school enjoyment and independent participation. A sample of 2,776 children from traditional (e.g., mainstream) and alternative (Freinet and Waldorf) Flemish schools was followed from their 3rd year of kindergarten until 3rd grade. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Education, Traditional Schools, Language Skills
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De Neve, Debbie; Devos, Geert – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
Little research has investigated factors that facilitate beginning teachers' participation in professional learning activities related to differentiated instruction (DI). This study examines environmental factors for DI learning activities in a sample of 272 beginning teachers from 72 primary schools. Multilevel analyses show that teacher…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Beginning Teachers, Faculty Development, Individualized Instruction
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Depaepe, Marc; Simon, Frank – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 2003
Discusses the history of open-air schools using an evaluation of Belgian schools. Expounds on the complex relationship between educational space and the educational act, and between traditional and progressive education. Demonstrates that open-air schools provided the same education as traditional schools and were not a real alternative for…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Schools