Introduction: The Context of Home Schooling in the United States.

Knowles, J. Gary

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Publication Date: 1988

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Introduction: The Context of Home Schooling in the United States.

Knowles, J. Gary

Education and Urban Society, v21 n1 p5-15 Nov 1988

Reviews the following historical phases of the recent home school movement: (1) parents' contentions about public schools; (2) home school parents' confrontations with schools and the courts; (3) cooperation between public schools and home schools; and (4) consolidation of home schools. Introduces the other articles in this issue. (BJV)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Family Characteristics, Home Schooling, Nontraditional Education, Outcomes of Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Grievances, Parent Participation, Parent Rights, Parent School Relationship, Public Schools, School Choice, School Organization

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue with the title, "Understanding Home Schools: Models for Success."