Home Schooling: Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives

by Jane Van Galen, Mary Anne Pitman

Overview

This significant volume studies the growing body of research on home education, and offers a broad analysis of this movement. Introductory chapters present the most current information on the demographics of the movement and on the social and academic outcomes of home education. Beyond these data, the broader implications of the movement are considered in chapters discussing legal issues and policy analysis. Additional chapters provide historical and sociological analysis of the conflicts between parents and schools that often precipitate the decision to home school. The volume ends with an anthropological analysis of learning in the informal home setting and a philosophical critique of the movement as an abandonment of a belief in the efficacy of common schooling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780893917067
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1991
Series:	Contemporary Studies in Social and Policy Issues in Education: The David C. Anch
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

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Table of Contents

PART I. The Phenomena of Home Schooling
Home Instruction: The Size and Growth of the Movement
PART II: The Implications of the Home Schooling Movement
State Regulation of Home Schooling: A Policy Analysis.

Editorial Reviews

A broad analysis of the home-schooling movement, with chapters on the demographics of parents and children involved, academic achievement, the motivations of different groups, day-to-day interactions, state regulation, a historical perspective of the family's and the school's role in education, and a critique of John Holt's educational philosophy. Also available in paper (unseen), $29. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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