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An Exploratory Study Investigating Why Do English Parents Choose to Home Educate Their Children and What Educative Practices Do They Adopt
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Mitchell, Edwina – Educational Studies, 2022
This paper based on an online survey and follow up interviews, is part of a larger study exploring English parents reasons to home educate (H.E.) their children and their pedagogic practices. The 54 survey responses, from a total of 223, showed that 92 children aged 2-18 had never attended mainstream education. Respondents views on the purpose of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Home Schooling, Parent Attitudes, Role of Education
Homeschooling in Singaporean Chinese Families: Beyond Pedagogues and Ideologues
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Tan, Mia Huan – Educational Studies, 2020
Despite the achievement of the Singapore education system as one of the top performers in international achievement tests, there remains a group of parents who choose to homeschool their children. While this number is increasing, there is a lack of studies conducted in Singapore on why parents decide to homeschool their children. Thus, this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Home Schooling, Parent Attitudes, Decision Making
Criticism and Education: Dissatisfaction of Parents Who Homeschool and Those Who Send Their Children to School with the Education System
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Neuman, Ari – Educational Studies, 2019
Homeschooling is a practice in which children of all ages do not attend school, usually by choice of their parents. Research has found diverse reasons for choosing homeschooling, including, reason related to family, personal safety, and others. However, the main reason cited repeatedly for homeschooling is dissatisfaction of parents with the…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Educational Quality, Parent Attitudes, Educational Attitudes