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Homeschooling : the history and philosophy of a controversial practice / James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dwyer, James G., 1961- author.
- Peters, Shawn Francis, 1966- author.
- Series:
- History and philosophy of education series.
- Chicago scholarship online.
- The history and philosophy of education series
- Chicago scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Home schooling--History.
- Home schooling.
- Education--Parent participation.
- Education.
- Education and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (251 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- In 'Homeschooling', James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters examine homeschooling's history, its methods, and the fundamental questions at the root of the heated debate over whether and how the state should oversee and regulate it. The authors trace the evolution of homeschooling and the law relating to it from before America's founding to the present day. In the process they analyze the many arguments made for and against it, and set them in the context of larger questions about school and education. They then tackle the question of regulation, and they do so within a rigorous moral framework, one that is constructed from a clear-eyed assessment of what rights and duties children, parents, and the state each possess.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Early Homeschooling
- Chapter 2. The Birth of Modern Homeschooling
- Chapter 3. Homeschooling Comes into Its Own
- Chapter 4. Common Themes and Disparate Concerns
- Chapter 5. The State's Role and Individuals' Rights
- Chapter 6. Getting Facts Straight
- Chapter 7. The Regulation Question
- Conclusion: Past, Present, and Future in the Real World
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 3, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 9780226627397
- 022662739X
- OCLC:
- 1096436310
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