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The Wiley Handbook of Home Education
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Gaither, Milton, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2016
"The Wiley Handbook of Home Education" is a comprehensive collection of the latest scholarship in all aspects of home education in the United States and abroad. This book presents the latest findings on academic achievement of home-schooled children, issues of socialization, and legal argumentation about home-schooling and government…
Descriptors: Guides, Home Schooling, Academic Achievement, Socialization
"So that's How I Found out I Was a Young Carer and that I Actually Had Been a Carer Most of My Life". Identifying and Supporting Hidden Young Carers
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Smyth, Ciara; Blaxland, Megan; Cass, Bettina – Journal of Youth Studies, 2011
A common theme in the literature on care-giving is the issue of "hidden" carers, that is, people who undertake caring roles and responsibilities, yet do not identify themselves as carers. One reason people do not recognise themselves as carers relates to the nature of the caring relationship. When providing care for a family member,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Caregivers, Identification (Psychology), Social Attitudes
Interventions and Interrogations: An Analysis of Recent Policy Imperatives and Their Rationales in the Case of Home Education
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McIntyre-Bhatty, K. – Education, Knowledge & Economy: A Journal for Education and Social Enterprise, 2007
During the last 2 years, Britain's Department for Education and Skills (DfES) has commissioned several pieces of research into various aspects of home education. These items of research have served to illustrate several of the most pressing local authority concerns with regard to the educational outcomes, socialisation and welfare of children…
Descriptors: Private Education, Home Schooling, Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment
Learning in Nontraditional Environments: An International Perspective.
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Koo, Ramsey; Harlin, Rebecca P. – Childhood Education, 2001
Examines the shortcomings of traditional schooling and the promise of learning in nontraditional environments in addressing student needs, teacher's role, and curriculum issues. Notes that the articles in this special issue indicate that a variety of situations and conditions lend themselves to nontraditional educational approaches or methods. (SD)
Descriptors: Children, Distance Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Methods