This is a unique collection of leading examples of education grounded in alternative philosophies and cultures - from initiatives to create more democratic schools, through Quaker, Buddhist, Islamic, Montessori and Steiner/Waldorf schools, to Maori and First Nations education in Canada and Palestinian Jewish schools in Israel.

Introduction; P.A.Woods & G.J.Woods The K20 Model for Systemic Educational Change and Sustainability: Addressing Social Justice in Rural Schools and Implications for Educators in All Contexts; M.J.O'Hair, L.A.Williams, S.Wilson & P.J.Applegate Democratic Schools in Latin America? Lessons Learned from the Experiences in Nicaragua and Brazil; S.Gvirtz & L.Minvielle The Touching Example of Summerhill School; I.Stronach & H.Piper Quaker Schools in England: Offering a Vision of an Alternative Society; H.Johnson A Buddhist Approach to Alternative Schooling: The Dharma School, Brighton, UK; C.Erricker Islamic Schools in the US and Netherlands: Inhibiting or Enhancing Democratic Dispositions?; M.Merry & G.Driessen On Their Way Somewhere: Integrated Bilingual Palestinian Jewish Education in Israel; Z.Bekerman 'Alternative' Maori education? Talking Back/Talking Through Hegemonic Sites of Power; H.Waitere & M.Court Starting with the Land: Toward Indigenous Thought in Canadian Education; C.Haig-Brown & J.Hodson Montessori and Embodied Education; K.Rathunde Education for Freedom: The Goal of Steiner/Waldorf Schools; M.Ashley Pathways to Learning: Deepening Reflective Practice to Explore Democracy, Connectedness and Spirituality; P.A.Woods & G.J.Woods