Alternative pedagogical concepts in Great Britain

Alternativni pedagoški koncepti postajajo vedno bolj razširjena oblika izobraževanja, zato se posledično pojavlja zmeraj več šol, ki sledijo miselnosti že uveljavljenih konceptov ali pa šole same najdejo svoj koncept, ki sledi miselnosti ustanoviteljev in aktualnim razmeram. Kljub vedno večji razširjenosti alternativnih konceptov, to področje še zmeraj ni dovolj raziskano, saj hitro ugotovimo, da je na voljo veliko informacij le o že uveljavljenih konceptih (Montessori, Waldorf, Summerhill, Reggio Emilia), ostali koncepti pa so praktično neznani. V Veliki Britaniji lahko najdemo veliko število različnih usmeritev, pozornost pa je v tej nalogi namenjena novejšim gibanjem, ki so zanimiva in bolj kot ne nepoznana. Najbolj znano gibanje med temi so demokratične šole, katerega začetnik je šola Summerhill, manj znano pa je gibanje za manjše šole in tako imenovan human scale education.Alternative pedagogical concepts are becoming increasingly widespread. Consequently, the number of schools that either follow the already established concepts, or invent their own concept that follows their founders\u27 ideals and current affairs, is increasing. Despite the growing popularity of the alternative concepts, however, the area remains underresearchedwe soon discover that the vast amount of information is limited to the already established concepts, such as Montessory, Waldorf, Summerhill, and Reggio Emilia, while the rest of them are practically unknown. While we can find a large variety of alternative directions in Great Britain, the focus of this thesis is on the intriguing recent movements that are more or less unexplored. The most established movement out of those is the democratic school movement, with the Summerhill school being its pioneer, while the more unfamiliar ones include the small schools movement and the human scale education