This collection brings together the research of an eclectic mix of leading names in home-based education studies worldwide. It uses home education to explore contemporary education outside of school and place it into a global, political and critical context, and will be essential reading for home educators, academics and policymakers alike.

Keywords

Home education
home schooling
alternative education
apprenticeship
children
child
psychology
education
learning
model
development
educational research
integration
learning and instruction

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"Paula Rothermel presents a collection of pertinent, valuable and thought provoking articles in an accessible way. Her work has already proven valuable in expert witness testimony and is certain to find its way on to the shelves of home education specialists." (Wendy Charles-Warner, The Journal of Personalised Education Now, 2015)

About the authors

Andew McAvoy, Independent Scholar, UK Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, USA Aharon Aviram, Ben-Gurion University, Israel T. Jameson Brewer, University of Illinois, USA Christian W. Beck, University of Oslo, Norway Samantha Eddis, Arizona State University, USA Cheryl Fields-Smith, University of Georgia, USA Erwin García López, National University of Colombia Madalen Goiria, University of the Basque Country, Spain Ulrike Hanemann, UNESCO, UK Nicky Hardenbergh, Independent Scholar, USA Glenda Jackson, Independent Scholar, Australia Christopher Lubienski, University of Illinois, USA Daniel Monk, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Sugata Mitra, Newcastle University, UK Ari Neuman, Western Galilee College, Israel Harriet Pattison, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Carlo Ricci, Nipissing University, Canada Leslie Safran Barson, Independent Scholar, UK Joke Sperling, Independent Scholar, The Netherlands Thomas Spiegler, Friedensau Adventist University, Germany Alan Thomas, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Noraisha Yusof, Independent Scholar, Saudi Arabia

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: International Perspectives on Home Education
Book Subtitle: Do We Still Need Schools?
Editors: Paula Rothermel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137446855
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Education Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-44684-8Published: 20 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-49611-2Published: 01 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-44685-5Published: 23 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 333
Topics: Educational Psychology, Learning & Instruction, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Home Education: The Learning Process

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Home Education: Tensions and Criticisms

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Political Conflict

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Home Education: Lifestyle and Choice

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