Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ384825
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Publication Date: 1988
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Parents' Rationales and Teaching Methods for Home Schooling: The Role of Biography.
Knowles, J. Gary
Education and Urban Society, v21 n1 p69-84 Nov 1988
Results of a longitudinal ethnographic study of Utah home schools reveals that past school experiences figure largely in present home school rationales and practices. Public school administrators need to acknowledge the effects of the past experiences of home schoolers, dispel their fears, and treat them as partners in the education process. (BJV)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Home Schooling, Instruction, Nontraditional Education, Outcomes of Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Background, Parent Education, Parent Grievances, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Public Schools, School Choice, School Organization, Theory Practice Relationship, Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Utah
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