The Bearspaw Centres--Calgary's Alternative to Formal Suspension.

Jones, S. James

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ERIC Number: EJ324283

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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The Bearspaw Centres--Calgary's Alternative to Formal Suspension.

Jones, S. James

Education Canada, v25 n2 p4-9,43 Sum 1985

Discusses the two Calgary Bearspaw Centres (separate classrooms staffed by a teacher-counselor and an attendance counselor) that have successfully provided an alternative to formal student suspension for inappropriate behavior since 1979. Describes referral, interview, and classroom procedures; types of students served; daily schedule; class rules; and Bearspaw staff roles. (NEC)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidance Programs, Junior High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Rehabilitation Programs, Self Contained Classrooms, Student Adjustment, Suspension

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada; Canada (Calgary)

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