Category Archives: International

HOW I STARTED: Parental Motivations in Parents’ Own Words

Record: Ari Neuman and Oz Guterman, “How I Started Home Schooling: Founding Stories of Mothers Who Home School Their Children,” in Research Papers in Education 34, no. 2, (2019): 192-207. [abstract here] Summary: Neuman and Guterman, who have been on … Continue reading

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METAPHORS AND EDUCATION: Comparing Homeschooling and Schooling Parents

Record: Ari Neuman & Oz Guterman, “Metaphors and education: comparison of metaphors for education among parents of children in school and home education,” Pedagogy, Culture, & Society, Vol. 26 no. 3 (2018): 435-447. ISSN 1468-1366 [abstract available here] Summary: Neuman and Guterman … Continue reading

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HOW “GOOD PARENTS” USE THEIR TIME

Record: Andrea Beláňová, Katerina Machovcová, Yvona Kostelecká, & Marta McCabe, “Justifying homeschooling in Czech Republic: How “good parents” and their children use their time,” in Childhood, vol. 25, no. 4 (2018), pp. 530-543. [available here] Summary: Beláňová, Machovcová, Kostelecká, and McCabe of Charles … Continue reading

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‘COMPULSORY SCHOOLING’ DESPITE THE LAW: Home Education in France

Record: Philippe Bongrand, “‘Compulsory Schooling’ Despite the Law: How Education Policy Underpins the Widespread Ignorance of the Right to Home Educate in France,” Journal of School Choice 10, no. 3 (2016): 320-329. [Abstract Here] Summary: Bongrand, an Associate Professor of Education at … Continue reading

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HOME EDUCATION IN CHINA

Record: Xiaoming Sheng, “Home Education and Law in China” in Education and Urban Society 50, no. 6 (2018): 575-592 [available here] Summary: Xiaoming Sheng, Ph.D., analyzes the legal status of home education in China. Though homeschooling is not supported by Chinese law, there has … Continue reading

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WHAT MAKES A SOCIAL ENCOUNTER MEANINGFUL: Home Schooling and Emotional Socialization

Record: Oz Guterman and Ari Neuman, “What Makes a Social Encounter Meaningful: the Impact of Social Encounters of Homeschooled Children on Emotional and Behavioral Problems,” in Education and Urban Society 48, no. 8 (2017): 778-792. [Abstract Here]   Summary: Guterman and Neuman … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLING IN CANADA: Parental Rights and the State

Record: Lynn Bosetti and Deani Van Pelt, “Provisions for Homeschooling in Canada: Parental Rights and the Role of the State” in Pro-Posições 28, no. 2 (May/August 2017): 39-56. [Available Here] Summary: Bosetti, who has enjoyed a distinguished academic career, is currently Head of the … Continue reading

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SOCIAL ENCOUNTERS OF HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN: The Role of Family and Parental Characteristics

Record: Oz Guterman and Ari Neuman, “The Role of Family and Parental Characteristics in the Scope of Social Encounters of Children in Homeschooling.” Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, No. 10 (2017): 2782-2789. [Abstract] Summary: Neuman is senior lecturer of education at Western Galilee … Continue reading

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UNSCHOOLING IN HONG KONG: A Case Study

Record: Gina Riley, “Unschooling in Hong Kong: A Case Study” Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, 10, No. 20 (2016): 1-15. [Full Article] Summary: Gina Riley is an educational psychologist and Clinical Professor of Adolescent Special Education at Hunter College. In this article … Continue reading

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SOCIALIZATION, ACCULTURATION AND INDIVIDUALIZATION: Occurrence in Home Education

Record: Oz Guterman and Ari Neuman, “What are we educating towards? Socialization, acculturization, and individualization as reflected in home education.” Educational Studies, 43, No. 3 (2017): 265-281. [Abstract] Summary: Neuman is senior lecturer of education at Western Galilee College, in Akko, Israel, and Guterman is senior lecturer … Continue reading

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