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Dlamini, N.; Maharaj, P.; Dunn, S. – Perspectives in Education, 2021
Interest in home-schooling is increasing especially in the era of COVID-19. This pandemic has raised concern among many parents about the future education of their children. Homeschooling is increasingly seen as a safer and more viable option. This paper aims to gauge the potential of home-schooling based on the experiences and perspectives of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Home Schooling, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Kostelecká, Yvona; Komárková, Tereza; Novotná, Veronika – Journal of Pedagogy, 2021
In March 2020 a state of emergency was declared in the Czech Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which that resulted in the closures of schools. The provision of education continued through mandatory remote home-based education. The aim of this study is to use in-depth interviews to show how Czech families with children at the primary…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Elementary School Students, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Petrie, Amanda – International Review of Education, 2001
Discusses the various definitions of home education and how the term can give rise to misinterpretations. Covers recent changes to legislation and policy relating to home education in some European countries, such as France and Ireland. Argues that governments should conduct well reasoned, objective research before considering measures to limit…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Liberties, Compulsory Education, Computers
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
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Luebke, Robert V. – Wisconsin Policy Research Report, 1999
While homeschooling has grown by 1,500 percent in Wisconsin in the past 15 years, it is not a threat to traditional education in the state. Analysis of Wisconsin respondents in one national study indicates 85 percent describe themselves as "Born Again" Christians; were largely middle-class, white, two-parent families, with instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Admission