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Howard, J. Paul R. – Education Canada, 2001
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a state law compelling a child's attendance at a public school constitutes a violation of the parent's liberty interest under the 14th amendment. In Canada, however, courts have held that their equivalent to the 14th amendment does not encompass the liberty of parents to choose how to educate their children.…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Rozon, Gina – Winds of Change, 2000
The Native American Home School Association helps Native parents to provide a good education free from the assimilationist tendencies of public school and to transmit Native values and culture. Discusses various home schooling styles, the effectiveness of home schooling in terms of academic achievement and socialization, and the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indians

Churikova, Victoria – Northern Review, 2000
A Russian woman describes how living in remote Kamchatka helped her develop an aboriginal perspective. Chopping wood, hauling water, gathering food, alternately homeschooling her children and sending them to an ecological school, and interacting with local aboriginal people taught her the importance of conserving natural resources and living in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Conservation (Environment), Cultural Maintenance, Ecology
Bullard, Bettie – Understanding Our Gifted, 2005
During the past 10 years, the level of technology in schools has increased with tremendous speed. Accessible through that medium is a body of information that will double in 6 years and quadruple in 12. Before teachers have mastered one type of technology, school administrators are stacking old computers in workrooms or behind stage curtains. Just…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Neuman, Ari; Aviram, Aharon – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2003
This paper discusses home education (homeschooling) in Israel. The first section reviews the legal situation, the scope and the current status of homeschooling in Israel. The second section presents data from qualitative research conducted in Israel, which shows, among other things, that homeschooling is perceived by those who practice it as a…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Home Schooling, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Arora, Tiny C. M. J. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2003
This paper reviews the literature on home education with reference to issues that may concern educational psychologists. It notes the fast growing number of families (at present, 1% of the UK school population) who have chosen to educate their school-aged children at home. The great majority of home-educated children are reported to be well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Psychologists, Educational Psychology
Lance, Keith Curry; Cairns, Schanie; Cole, Holly; Dickenson, Don; Eastburn, Daphne; French, Jennifer; Marks, Robbie Bravman; Williamson, M. Claire – Online Submission, 2006
This submission presents sixteen issues of Fast Facts from the Library Research Service covering topics regarding academic, public, school and special libraries in Colorado, the Mountain West and Southwest Regions. The following are Fast Facts titles from 2006 (1) Colorado Public Library Performance Rankings (2004 Data); (2) How Librarians Help…
Descriptors: Library Research, Special Libraries, School Libraries, Librarians
Johannesson, Ingolfur Asgeir – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2006
This paper deals with the way the vision of including children with special educational needs into their home school, constituted for instance in UNESCO's "The Salamanca Statement and Framework on Special Needs Education", has merged with other contemporary discourses (ideas and practices) in Icelandic education. In particular, the paper…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Special Education, Politics of Education, Home Schooling
Williams, Jane A. – 1995
Having a home library benefits children and parents alike, by allowing immediate access to literature and reference information and by encouraging reading. The cost of stocking a home library can be prohibitive to forming a substantial collection. This book provides a guide to purchasing books at a discount, including suggestions on essential…
Descriptors: Books, Budgeting, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Beirne, Jo-Anne, Ed. – Australian Homeschool Journal, 1991
This document consists of 10 issues of "Australian Homeschool Journal" extrinsic across about a year and a half. This bimonthly serial offers a variety of news, information, and advice for parents who are providing schooling for their children at home. Issues usually contain: (1) articles or reprints of articles from other sources; (2)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Home Programs
Leistico, Agnes – 1990
This book is the sequel to "I Learn Better By Teaching Myself," which argued that parents need to follow their personal parenting instincts and to trust that their students know what is best for themselves. Chapter 1 describes how the author's family became involved in home schooling. The second chapter describes how they set standards in the form…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Independent Study
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1995
The Ohio Department of Education estimates that 15,000 children were being home-schooled in Ohio, based on a 1991 survey of school superintendents. This document presents an overview of home schooling and describes the nature and extent of home schooling in Ohio. Data are based on a review of literature, information received from national and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics

Klein, Thomas W. – 1995
The 1993-94 school year was a transition year for the Nevada Proficiency Examination program in that it marked the year in which proficiency examinations were first mandated for grades 4, 8, and 11. Because the change from assessment at grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 would leave one class untested between grades 6 and 11, a requirement was passed for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Exit Examinations, Home Schooling
Klicka, Christopher J. – 1997
This document summarizes home-school laws in each of the 50 states. The first part highlights features of state statutes. By 1997, 35 states had adopted home-school statutes or regulations. Forty-one states did not require home-schooling parents to have any specific qualifications. The second part provides profiles of each of the 50 state's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling

Pearson, Richard C. – 1996
Home schooling is one of the fastest growing educational options in the United States. In 1995, the National Home Education Research Institute reported the number of home-schooled children to be approximately 500,000 students, one percent of the total school-age population. Parents choose home schooling for various reasons including differences in…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Needs, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education