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Education and Urban Society

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Knowles, J. Gary

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Parents' Rationales and Teaching Methods for Home Schooling: The Role of Biography.

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Knowles, J. Gary – Education and Urban Society, 1988

Results of a longitudinal ethnographic study of Utah home schools reveals that past school experiences figure largely in present home school rationales and practices. Public school administrators need to acknowledge the effects of the past experiences of home schoolers, dispel their fears, and treat them as partners in the education process. (BJV)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Family Environment