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Marshall, J. Dan; Valle, James P. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1996
Findings from a study of 19 families in rural Pennsylvania who educate their children at home show that, overall, these home educators are asserting their historical option of cultural agency and schooling. Their decisions have implications for the reform of public education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Nontraditional Education