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ERIC Number: EJ1274484
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
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The Meaning of Learning: Homeschooled Compared with Schooled Children
Neuman, Ari
Educational Studies, v46 n6 p760-772 2020
Homeschooling is a practice in which children are not sent to school but instead learn at home under their parents' supervision. The present research examined how children who were homeschooled, compared with children attending school, perceived learning. It included interviews of 50 elementary-school-age children (25 who were homeschooled and 25 who attended school) regarding their perceptions of learning. The findings indicated that in both groups, the children held mainly traditional views of learning, in which the subjects are academic and physical, and less associated with life skills. Possible explanations of the findings are suggested and ideas for further research that would shed light on learning in homeschooling are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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