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Zamir, Sara – NORDSCI, 2020
The term "homeschooling" denotes the process of educating, instructing, and tutoring children by parents at home instead of having this done by professional teachers in formal settings. Although regulation and court rulings vary from one state to another, homeschooling is legal in all fifty American states. Contrary to the growing…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Educational Legislation, Affordances, Barriers
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Sakarski, Gergana – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2022
The theory and the practice of home-schooling has adherents and opponents, but the research data shows that this phenomenon has increased significantly over the past years in many countries and in different regions around the world. A growing interest from families willing to home-school their children is also observed in Bulgaria. This paper aims…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Foreign Countries, Trend Analysis, Educational Trends
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de Beer, Louw; Vos, Deon; Myburgh, Jeannine – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2020
Homeschooling is an alternative method of teaching where parents take the responsibility of education and teach their children at home. This method of education is increasing worldwide. Various authorities around the world have taken note of this trend and recognized homeschooling as an alternative method of education in their legislation. The…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Comparative Education, Parents as Teachers, Parent Attitudes
Bauman, Kurt J. – 2001
Home schooling has the potential to greatly impact the education system but has received little attention compared to other educational trends. This report draws on the 1994 October Current Population Survey and the 1996 and 1999 National Household Education Surveys (NHES) to determine the extent of home schooling and the social, demographic, and…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics
Preiss, Jane S. – 1989
Home schooling, the educational alternative in which parents (or guardians) assume the primary responsibility for the education of their children, when responsibly done, is legally protected by the United States Constitution; however, home educators face a conglomeration of regulations, statutes, and laws. Home schools are regulated by individual…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Methods, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Chang, Ping-Tung – 1996
Rapidly changing technology is affecting mathematics instruction in both the People's Republic of China and the United States. This study examines methods used in the two countries, addresses common problems facing both countries, and suggests alternative approaches for meeting these challenges. The study investigated class size and teaching load,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Practices