Home Schooling

Parents as Educators
Maralee Mayberry - University of Nevada, USA
J . Gary Knowles - Ontario Institute of Education Studies, University of Toronto, Canada
Stacey Marlow - University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA
Home Schooling
January 1995 | 144 pages | Corwin
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"This book addresses the questions that critics are most concerned about: Who are Home Schoolers? Why do they take this task on? What are the results? Is it really legal? "The authors contribute to dispelling the myth of isolation, especially in the book's strongest section, the narrative accounts of real parents." Linda Montgomery, Principal King's High School, Seattle, Washington Presents an unbiased, thorough look at the growing phenomenon of home schooling and its effect on the people involved. Includes case studies that explore the motivations and characteristics of parent educators. This book gives you real insight into the why, who, what, and how of home schooling.

Contents

Learning about Home Schools

Learning about Home Schools

The Home Education Movement

  • What We Know

Parents Who Teach Their Children at Home

Parents Who Teach Their Children at Home

Seeing through the Eyes of Parent Educators

Seeing through the Eyes of Parent Educators

The Relationship between Home Schools and Conventional Schools

  • Parents' Perspectives

Implementation of Policies and Views of Superintendents

Implementation of Policies and Views of Superintendents

The Future of Home Schooling

The Future of Home Schooling

Description

"This book addresses the questions that critics are most concerned about: Who are Home Schoolers? Why do they take this task on? What are the results? Is it really legal? "The authors contribute to dispelling the myth of isolation, especially in the book's strongest section, the narrative accounts of real parents." Linda Montgomery, Principal King's High School, Seattle, Washington Presents an unbiased, thorough look at the growing phenomenon of home schooling and its effect on the people involved. Includes case studies that explore the motivations and characteristics of parent educators. This book gives you real insight into the why, who, what, and how of home schooling.

Contents

Learning about Home Schools

Learning about Home Schools

The Home Education Movement

  • What We Know

Parents Who Teach Their Children at Home

Parents Who Teach Their Children at Home

Seeing through the Eyes of Parent Educators

Seeing through the Eyes of Parent Educators

The Relationship between Home Schools and Conventional Schools

  • Parents' Perspectives

Implementation of Policies and Views of Superintendents

Implementation of Policies and Views of Superintendents

The Future of Home Schooling

The Future of Home Schooling

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Home Schooling

Parents as Educators


January 1995 | 144 pages | Corwin

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"This book addresses the questions that critics are most concerned about: Who are Home Schoolers? Why do they take this task on? What are the results? Is it really legal? "The authors contribute to dispelling the myth of isolation, especially in the book's strongest section, the narrative accounts of real parents." Linda Montgomery, Principal King's High School, Seattle, Washington Presents an unbiased, thorough look at the growing phenomenon of home schooling and its effect on the people involved. Includes case studies that explore the motivations and characteristics of parent educators. This book gives you real insight into the why, who, what, and how of home schooling.

Table Of Contents:

  • Learning about Home Schools
  • The Home Education Movement
  • What We Know
  • Parents Who Teach Their Children at Home
  • Seeing through the Eyes of Parent Educators
  • The Relationship between Home Schools and Conventional Schools
  • Parents' Perspectives
  • Implementation of Policies and Views of Superintendents
  • The Future of Home Schooling

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