Journal of Secondary Alternate Education

Journal of Secondary Alternate Education: Homepage Reviews of and Comments About the Journal

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Editor: Dan Lukiv

ISSN 1705-1940

Reviews of the journal:

"Thanks Dan for the issues. They look great and congratulations on your first sailing. I think you've found an important niche in the literature and that you are going to be very instrumental in bringing attention to this emerging area of importance."--Thomas Fleming, Professor of Education, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

"Keep up the good work. You are on the edge of something that is very important, first to the way we conceive of schooling and, more important, to the way we make programs and services available to youngsters."--Thomas Fleming

"I must congratulate [Lukiv] on an excellent journal."--Dorian Love, editor at ETONSA, South Africa

"it is clear that this...journal...has a lot of potential. the idea is a very good one."--james horner, editor at canadian content

Articles in each of the issues

Volume 1, Number 1, Autumn 2001:

Alternative Education Models, by Helen Raptis and Thomas Fleming

Who Drops out of School and Why?, by Thomas Fleming and Yesman Post

Curriculum Enrichment with Computer Software, by Selma Wassermann

Motivation from a Humanistic Point of View, by Dan Lukiv

Volume 1, Number 2, Winter 2002:

Teaching Youth at Risk, by Helen Raptis and Thomas Fleming

Recapturing School Leavers, by Thomas Fleming and Karen Milburn

Standardized Testing, by Selma Wassermann

Direction for Secondary Alternate Teachers, by Dan Lukiv

Volume 1, Number 3, Spring 2002:

Vocational and Technical Training in Alternative Education, by Thomas Fleming and Yesman Post

An Interview With Alfie Kohn

Humanistic Career Counselling, by Dan Lukiv

Volume 1, Number 4, Summer 2002:

Teaching Aboriginal Youth: Literature Review, by Teresa Wilson and Thomas Fleming

Adolescents and Morality, by Marcie Hansen

CHALLENGER international: A Home-Grown Literary Journal, by Dan Lukiv

The Journal of Secondary Alternate Education: Volume One (Autumn 2001 to Summer 2002). ISBN 0-9732116-2-8. ISSN 1705-1940. Published by LukivPress, Quesnel, BC. Copyright © 2002. Location in The Geoffrey R. Weller Library (The University of Northern British Columbia): LC46.8.B7 [Stacks]. Location in the McPherson Library (The University of Victoria, BC): LC46 J6 [Stacks]. Also located in the McNaughton Education Centre Library.

Volume 2, Number 1, Autumn 2002:

"Best Practises" in Teaching Aboriginal Children, by Teresa Wilson and Thomas Fleming

A Symposium on Aboriginal Education, by Dan Lukiv

Sex Education for Adolescents, by Marcie Hansen

Is There a Best Method?, by Dorian Love

Volume 2, Number 2, Winter 2003:

Why Students Drop out of School, by Siegfried Tilsner

Adolescent Development: Early and Late Maturation, by Marcie Hansen

A Career Counselling Symposium, by Dan Lukiv

Selected Bibliographies on Alternative Education, Youth At-Risk, Aboriginal Education, and "Best Practices" in Teaching Aboriginal Children, by Helen Raptis, Teresa Wilson, and Thomas Fleming

Volume 2, Number 3, Spring 2003:

Parental Inclusion Plan for Aboriginal Parents: Changes in Parents' Feelings, by Kelly Atkinson

Leadership Style, by Dan Lukiv

Drop-out Prevention and Recovery: An Inventory of Select Programs, by Thomas Fleming and Yesman Post

Volume 2, Number 4, Summer 2003:

An Examination of Aboriginal Students' Early School-Leaving Trends, by Wally McCappin

A Symposium on Unorthodoxy, by Dan Lukiv

The Journal of Secondary Alternate Education: Volume Two (Autumn 2002 to Summer 2003). ISBN 1-894976-13-4. ISSN 1705-1940. Published by LukivPress, Quesnel, BC. Copyright © 2003. Location in the McPherson Library (The University of Victoria, BC): L46 J6 [Stacks]. Also located in the McNaughton Education Centre Library.

Volume 3, Number 1, Summer 2004:

Curriculum and Instruction Trends in British Columbia: Three Decades Through the Eyes of Teachers, by Diane Haynes

Intermediate Students' Attitudes Towards Recreational Reading and Choice of Free-Time Activities, by Wendy Forsythe

A Symposium on Phenomeological Research With Reference to Creative Writing, by Dan Lukiv

Why Students Drop out of School, by Sig Tilsner

Characteristics of Effective Instruction: Findings From the Literature on Mainstream, Special Needs and Minority Learners, by Helen Raptis and Thomas Fleming

Reframing Our vision: From Effective Schools to Effective School Systems, by Helen Raptis and Thomas Fleming

The Child Welfare League of America's Research to Practice Innitiatives' Annotated Bibliography

The Journal of Secondary Alternate Education: Volume Three (Summer, 2004). ISBN 1-894976-21-5. ISSN 1705-1940. Published by LukivPress, Quesnel, BC. Copyright © 2004. Location in the McPherson Library (The University of Victoria, BC): L46 J6 [Stacks]. Also located in the McNaughton Education Centre Library.

Volume 4, Number 1, Summer 2005:

Preparing High School Freshman, by Don Schneider

Constant Frustration and Occasional Violence: The Legacy of American High Schools, by Alfie Kohn

A Socio-Emotional Program for the Language Arts, by Dan Lukiv

School-Wide Literacy, by Dan Lukiv

The Journal of Secondary Alternate Education: Volume Four (Summer, 2005). ISBN 1-894976-22-3. ISSN 1705-1940. Published by LukivPress, Quesnel, BC. Copyright © 2005. Location in the McPherson Library (The University of Victoria, BC): L46 J6 [Stacks]. Also located in the McNaughton Education Centre Library.

Education Award: McNaughton Education Centre (where I teach [Quesnel, BC]), at the 2007 Learning in Action Convention: Engaging all Learners Through Alternative Education (Vancouver, BC), was awarded an "Oscar," as a school offering excellence and opportunity in education for troubled teens—sponsored by The BC Ministry of Education, The BC School Trustees Association, The BC Superintendents of Schools Association, and Xerox Canada.

Volume 5, Number 1, 2006-2008 (Summer):

This special edition focuses on creativity in the classroom. Language of Art provides art teachers, especially inexperienced ones, with a teaching model with respect to "the elements of art, including line, color, shape, form, space, texture and value, and a marking rubric" (Laurie, Abstract). Direction for Creative Writing Teachers provides English and creative writing teachers with abundant direction about how to encourage some students to become adult writers.

I hope that this issue helps teachers inspire students to exercise their imaginations. When I read the wonderful poetry and stories and view the exciting art work of secondary alternate students at McNaughton Centre, where I teach, I’m reminded that education based on facts is seldom if ever as fascinating as education based on imaginative thought.

Language of Art, by Janet Laurie