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Ramsay, Krista – School Administrator, 1992
Since 1982, 34 states have changed their laws or regulations to make it easier for parents to teach their children at home. As the wave of home schooling grows, school administrators can do much to establish a climate of mutual respect, benefit, and cooperation. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship
Mondschein, Eric S.; Sorenson, Gail Paulus – 1983
This chapter discusses the issues involved in home education as they relate to state compulsory school attendance laws. The authors first examine the purpose and context of compulsory attendance, then the public or private school alternatives. The statutory and case laws providing for home education are explored and some of the constitutional…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Download full textWilliams, David D.; And Others – 1984
This paper presents selected results of some initial attempts to describe and understand the home school phenomenon. Two types of research activities investigating the nature of family curricula are reviewed: (1) informal descriptions of home schools and their participants' reflections as already published, and (2) several case studies of families…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Nontraditional Education, Parent Responsibility
Common, Ron W.; MacMullen, Marilyn – Education Canada, 1986
Discusses the status of home schooling in Canada, pointing out the rapid expansion of the movement and the unresolved points of difference between schooling and the research findings used in its support. Urges full cooperation between schools and home schoolers. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Educational Attitudes
Peer reviewedCizek, Gregory J. – Religious Education, 1994
Maintains that the past two decades have seen a remarkable growth in alternative education options, particularly home schooling. Asserts that the parents' religious and moral beliefs are primary reasons for the home schooling movement. Reviews research on home schooling and calls for more relevant lines of inquiry. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
McCurdy, Jack – 1985
There are parents and students who are to be won or lost depending on which sector--public or private--answers their calls for programs to match their learning styles and desire for rigor, vitality, and variety. This report examines where choice has evolved from, what it offers parents and students, and how its disappearance could affect this…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Catholic Schools, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1983
The chapters in this book contain a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools. The chapters are: (1) "The Use of School Facilities by Student Groups for Religious Activities," (2) "Denial of Standard Diploma to…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Creationism, Curriculum Development
