Global perspectives on home education in the 21st century / Rebecca English.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

English, Rebecca, 1977- author.

Series:

Advances in early childhood and K-12 education (AECKE) book series.

Advances in early childhood and K-12 education (AECKE) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Home schooling--Cross-cultural studies.

Home schooling.

Physical Description:

23 PDFs (312 pages)

Other Title:

Global perspectives on home education in the twenty first century

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global, [2021]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Through theoretical research and anecdotal experiences, this book discusses the current rise in the home education movement around the world, exploring factors that home educators, government officials and the community encounter"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. What is the current state of home education? Chapter 1. An overview of the worldwide rise and expansion of home education homeschooling ; Chapter 2. Addressing a cultural critique of U.S. homeschooling with African American homeschoolers' perspectives ; Chapter 3. The accidental home educator: a new conceptualisation of home education choice ; Chapter 4. Slow education from a homeschooling perspective ; Chapter 5. Toward a critical unschooling praxis ; Chapter 6. My experience as a home education graduate

Section 2. Case studies. Chapter 7. The academic and social outcomes of those who have homeschooled ; Chapter 8. Willed learning: there are gentler and more peaceful ways ; Chapter 9. It is all in the name of good: the motives for homeschooling of Israeli mothers ; Chapter 10. Homeschooling in Mexico with educational platforms: design, techno-pedagogical instructional, and practical use of Internet-enabled home education ; Chapter 11. Home-education in Czechia: twenty years of experience ; Chapter 12. Practising "Istruzione parentale": becoming a homeschooling parent in Italy ; Chapter 13. Home education in the United Kingdom: policy, practice, and challenges ; Chapter 14. Internet use in home-education: enablers and barriers ; Chapter 15. Reliable or risky? Competing arguments framing home education's regulation ; Chapter 16. Homeschooling as a barometer of state power and control in the Czech Republic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781799866831

OCLC:

1206383153