Homeschooling in the 21st Century: Research and Prospects

ISBN-13: 9781138501409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 206 str.

Robert Maranto; Debra A. Bell

Opis

This volume offers the most current research on the rapidly growing phenomena of home education, making a must-read for policy makes, educators, and homeschooling parents and their organizations. The chapters in this book were originally published as articles in the Journal of School Choice.

Spis treści

1. The Fall and Rise of Home Education  2. The Human Right of Home Education  3. Homeschooling, Virtual Learning, and the Eroding Public/Private Binary  4. Types of Homeschool Environments and Need Support for Children’s Achievement Motivation  5. A Descriptive Survey of Why Parents Choose Hybrid Homeschools  6. African American Homeschool Parents’ Motivations for Homeschooling and their Black Children’s Academic Achievement  7. Homeschooling is not just about Education: Focuses of Meaning  8. Homeschool Parents and Satisfaction with Special Education Services  9. Are Homeschoolers Prepared for College Calculus?  10. Does Homeschooling or Private Schooling Promote Political Intolerance? Evidence from a Christian University

O autorze

Robert Maranto is the Twenty-First-Century Chair in Leadership in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, USA. He also serves on the boards of the Fayetteville Public Schools and Achievement House Cyber Charter School. He is the editor of the Journal of School Choice. Debra A. Bell is Executive Director of Aim Academy, which provides college-prep classes online for homeschool students. After homeschooling her four children K-12, she completed a PhD in Educational Psychology at Temple University, USA. She is the Vice-Chair of the Global Home Education Conference.