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Brynard, Susette – South African Journal of Education, 2007
Despite current legislation which makes provision for collaboration between the public school sector and home schooling, it appears that much can still be done to move towards a closer partnership. Consequetly I investigated the possibilities of such a liaison. A literature review on the nature of home schooling in general was conducted as…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Home Schooling, Qualitative Research, Parent Attitudes
Alberta Education, 2007
Alberta parents enjoy a range of choices for their children's education, including the option of home education. Alberta's "School Act" and its funding guidelines for education recognize the central role of parents in the education of their children. No matter what your decision about educational programming, your ongoing involvement…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Private Schools, Home Schooling, Childhood Interests
McKee, Alison – 1998
Students who are homeschooled face special challenges when assembling their college-admissions portfolio. This booklet shows parents and students how to write a successful portfolio. It emphasizes the kinds of documents that will be needed and offers tips on documenting the learning process and how to begin and maintain an academic journal. It…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Applicants, College Bound Students, Elementary Secondary Education
McCarthy, Martha – 1992
Many parents critical of public education have removed their children from public schools and are schooling them at home. Home schooling has generated a number of lawsuits. Controversies have arisen over the definitions of "school" and of "equivalent instruction," parents' qualifications to teach, and religious exemptions from…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Parent Rights
Ray, Brian D. – 1986
This review of literature compares schooling at home and in school. After definitions of home schooling and conventional schooling are supplied, general characteristics of home schools are delineated. Discussion subsequently focuses on the outcomes of home schooling. With respect to cognitive outcomes, the evidence suggests that youth educated in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education
Bermudez, Andrea – 1986
A study examined the possible differences in home training received by Hispanics and Anglos, the development of particular problem-solving styles as a result of home training, and possible differences between Hispanics and Anglos in problem-solving styles. A questionnaire was used to investigate home teaching style, actualization of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Context, Family Influence, Family Life
Sherwood, Topper – 1989
Because rural communities have different needs and resources from those found in urban settings, nontraditional education programs provide alternatives to those features of modern mass education that respond primarily to urban needs. This digest looks at a few nontraditional programs and strategies, the problems to which they respond, and the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Experimental Colleges, High School Equivalency Programs, Home Schooling
Ray, Brian D. – 1989
This document provides an overview of home schooling in the United States that sets the context for a discussion of state regulation of home-schooling parents. The focus is on the nature and variety of statutes and regulations regarding home-schooling. The use of parents as teachers is discussed. Several generalizations concerning major…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship
Gladin, Earl Wade – 1987
This study of the characteristics of home schooling is based on returned questionnaires of 37 questions each, mailed to a random sample of 416 drawn from 6,850 families listed in the Bob Jones University Press home school mailing list. The 253 returned questionnaires, representing a 62% reponse, provided data on the characteristics of these…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Relationship, Home Schooling
Klimes, Rudolf E. – 1975
This paper examines five selected court cases concerning state control over private home education. According to the author, the cases were selected on the basis of their relevancy to the subject, but no attempt was made to ascertain their representativeness. The cases discussed include State v. Peterman, Wright v. State, People v. Turner, and…
Descriptors: Amish, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling
Zakariya, Sally Banks – American School Board Journal, 1988
Legal battles are being waged over standards and regulations governing home schooling. Boards of education are advised to work out any accommodations they can with parents but to be prepared to consult with the school attorney. (MLF)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education

Franzosa, Susan Douglas – Urban Education, 1984
Describes the metamorphosis of Holt's philosophy of education and criticizes his recent advocacy for home schooling. Claims that Holt's proposals are based on a romantic conception of the private family and an unfounded pessimism about the possibility of school reform. (RDN)
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Bielick, Stacey; Chapman, Christopher – 2003
The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) provides a comprehensive set of information that may be used to estimate the use of school choice in the United States. In this country, school choice is primarily comprised of programs that allow students to attend any public school within or outside of their local school district, a magnet…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling
The Progress of Education Reform 1999-2001, 1999
This publication is the first in a series of reports that examine policy issues in education. It looks at the four major forms of school choice--charter schools, open enrollment, home schooling, and vouchers--and how they are changing the landscape of public education. School choice is one of the fastest-growing innovations in public education,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers

Metts, Wallis C., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1996
A parent and communications professor describes his family's long-standing participation in home schooling, highlighting efforts to provide socialization and service education, uphold academic standards, and integrate learning activities into everyday life. Home schooling is a labor of love. Children benefit from experiencing the focused attention…
Descriptors: Activism, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Role, Home Schooling