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Direct linkAdamson, Carrie – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2022
This paper presents a constructivist grounded theory on the decision-making process that UK home and alternative educators undertake and the related influencing factors. Twenty-one participants from a diverse range of backgrounds were interviewed between one and three times over a two-year period. Some were current home and alternative educators…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parents, Parents as Teachers, Home Schooling
Mazama, Ama – Theory and Research in Education, 2016
Despite a significant increase in scholarly interest for homeschooling, some of its most critical aspects, such as instructional daily practices, remain grossly understudied. This essay thus seeks to fill that void by presenting empirical evidence regarding the homeschooling practices of a specific group, African Americans. Most specifically, the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Home Schooling, Evidence, Educational Practices
Dobson, Linda – 2001
Noting that an increasing number of parents turn to home schooling to avoid what they see as limited, inadequate, or even dangerous school options, this book provides a comprehensive guide for parents in their first year of home schooling. The chapters are: (1) "Thinking about Homeschooling?" considering the motivation for home…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Cognitive Style, Curriculum, Educational Practices
PDF pending restorationLeue, Mary M., Ed. – 1996
This anthology compiles over 90 articles, short pieces, and book reviews originally published in Skole: The Journal of Alternative Education. The entries are arranged in 10 sections: schools and school people, teaching and learning, teaching and learning at home, history of innovative education, student writings, social change and comment, battle…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Download full textCizek, Gregory J. – 1993
A set of concerns related to home education that is infrequently studied, namely, the content and direction of research in education, is examined. Issues surrounding home education have not been given adequate attention. A sample of home education researchers was gathered by compiling a list of authors who had published in the "Home School…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Leppert, Mary; Leppert, Michael – 2001
This almanac is intended for parents who are considering home schooling or who are already home schooling and want to expand and obtain more resources, and for non-home-schooling parents who want educational resources to supplement their child's education at home. Part 1 of the almanac presents background information into what home schooling is…
Descriptors: College Admission, Curriculum, Educational Practices, Educational Resources
