Is an alternative school a school of choice? it depends

Journal of School Choice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-347

  Atkins, Trent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative education; Alternative schools; At risk; Charter schools; Referral process

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049176886     PISSN: 15582159     EISSN: 15582167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15582150802371630     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Mary Anne Raywid, "Alternative and Marginal Students," in Making a Difference for Students At-Risk: Trends and Alternatives, eds. Margaret Wang and Maynard Reynolds. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 1994).
2. Vernon H. Smith, Alternative Schools (Lincoln, NE: Professional Educators, 1974).
3. Deanne Unruh and others, "What Happens There? Examination of Alternative Education Schools, Programs, and Practices for Special Education Students," Research to Practice Brief 4 (2007). Retrieved February 20, 2007, from http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=3448.
4. Brian Kleiner, Rebecca Porch, and Elizabeth Ferris, Public Alternative Schools and Programs for Students At Risk of Education Failure: 2000-01 (Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, 2002-2004).
5. Kleiner, Porch, and Ferris, Public Alternative Schools and Programs for Students At Risk of Education Failure: 2000-01, Note 3.
6. Trent Atkins, Michael Bullis, and Bonnie Todis, "Converging and Diverging Service Delivery Systems in Alternative Education Programs for Disabled and Non-Disabled Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System," Journal of Correctional Education 56 (2005): 253-285.
7. Trent Atkins, Scott Hohnstein, and Victoria Roche, "Perceptions of their New School: Students with and without Disabilities Changing to an Alternative and Charter School," Journal of School Choice 2 (2008): 47-65.
8. Trent Atkins, "Alternative Education Programs for Youth on Probation: A Crosscase Analysis" (doctoral dissertation, the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 2003).