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“Alternative Schools in British Columbia, 1960–1975 is a comprehensive and cogent history of a movement that prompted progressive changes in Canadian education.”
– Foreword Clarion

“A deeply researched and definitive alternative school history.” – Kirkus Reviews

Alternative Schools in British Columbia

In February, 2024 Harley published his major work Alternative Schools in British Columbia 1960-1975: A Social and Cultural History.  In this book using documents he uncovered along with his own conducted interviews with 350 subjects, Harley presents a history of ten small-scale independent BC alternative schools founded by parents and teachers, and explains their role in inspiring the development of alternatives in the public school system which we take for granted today.  He also provides an introductory chapter on alternative schools across Canada, a story that has never been fully told.

To purchase a copy of this book, email harleyrothstein@gmail.com.

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Alternative Schooling and Student Engagement: Canadian Stories of Democracy Within Bureaucracy

Harley published a chapter for Alternative Schooling and Student Engagement: Canadian Stories of Democracy Within Bureaucracy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) a collection of articles on alternative schools in the Toronto School District, providing an historical overview of alternative education in Canada.

Essentials of College and University Teaching

Harley is co-author, with his wife Eleanor Boyle, of Essentials of College and University Teaching: A Practical Guide (ProActive Press, 2008) in which they outline the ingredients necessary for effective post-secondary teaching.

Essentials of College and University Teaching is for all instructors who are striving to be excellent teachers. A passionate call for higher-quality post-secondary teaching, the book is an essential resource at a time when students want and expect effective instruction. Authors Eleanor Boyle and Harley Rothstein analyze and summarize the principles underlying good teaching at any academic level and in any discipline. They demonstrate how to organize, communicate, manage, and evaluate in ways that will inspire and promote genuine learning. Full of practical and usable ideas, Essentials of College and University Teaching is valuable reading for professors, lecturers, graduate students, and anyone who values quality education.

“The authors clearly love to teach and they tackle the difficult topic of “teaching teaching” with infectious energy and great effectiveness. Even though I have taught for more than 25 years, I learned a great deal from reading this book.” – From the foreword by David R. Wirtshafter, PhD Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience University of Illinois at Chicago

“As someone who came to teaching from the business world, I found this book extremely practical. I revisit its chapters often, either to get inspiration or to find new ideas I can immediately use in the classroom.”
– John C. Young, BMath, CA, Lecturer, School of Business and Economics Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario

To purchase a copy of the book, in either hard-cover or soft-cover, e-mail harleyrothstein@gmail.com, or search for me on friesenpress.com Bookstore.