Home Schooling

by Mayberry, Maralee; Knowles, J. Gary; Ray, Brian; Marlow, Stacey

• ISBN13: 9780803960756
• ISBN10: 0803960751
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

An increasing proportion of parents in the United States are turning to home-based education for their children. If this trend continues, as much as two per cent of school-age children may be taught in this way by the end of the century. Home Schooling presents an overview of home education which reflects its multidimensional nature. The volume also enhances the possibility of cooperative relations between professional and home educators. Parents, teachers, school board members and researchers will find this invaluable reading.

Author Biography

Maralee Mayberry is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Nevada.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
About the Authors	p. xix
Learning About Home Schools	p. 1
The Home Education Movement: What We Know	p. 9
Parents Who Teach Their Children at Home	p. 29
Seeing Through the Eyes of Parent Educators	p. 45
The Relationship Between Home Schools and Conventional Schools: Parents' Perspectives	p. 68
Implementation of Policies and Views of Superintendents	p. 84
The Future of Home Schooling	p. 99
References	p. 111
Index	p. 118
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