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Greenway, Charlotte W.; Eaton-Thomas, Karen – British Journal of Special Education, 2020
Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) took part in an online survey that explored their experiences of home-schooling during the coronavirus pandemic. Two hundred and thirty-eight parents from the UK responded to 49 questions about the resources and support they had received, their management and feelings…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Home Schooling, Special Education, Disabilities
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Kendall, Lynne; Taylor, Elizabeth – Education 3-13, 2016
This small-scale study investigates the perspectives of parents whose children have special educational needs/disabilities and who have elected to withdraw their children from the state-maintained education system in England and educate them at home. The study draws on data gathered from seven parents and their perspectives of home education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Home Schooling, Parent Attitudes
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
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Gregory, Isabel Rose; Purcell, Anita – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2014
Despite the abundance of legislation and research initiatives concerning children's participation in decision-making, there is less research in this area with regard to extended school non-attenders. Using semi-structured interviews, this research explores how the views of children and their families who have experienced school non-attendance can…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Semi Structured Interviews, Extended School Day, Educational Psychology
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Parsons, Sarah; Lewis, Ann – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2010
The home-education of children is one "choice" of provision that is often overlooked or unreported in the debate on inclusive education for children with disabilities or special educational needs. This study aimed to access the views of these hard-to-reach home-educating families through an online survey. Twenty-seven parents, with at…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Parent Attitudes