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Category Archives: International
OPINIONS AND LIFESTYLE SURVEY: Characteristics of Home Educating Families in the UK
Record: Emma Smith and Jeanette Nelson, “Using the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey to Examine the Prevalence and Characteristics of Families who Home Educate in the UK” in Educational Studies, 41 (3), (2015): 312-325. [Abstract] Summary: Emma Smith is a professor of Education at the University … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Research Methodology
Tagged Badman Review, Educational Studies, Emma Smith, Jeanette Nelson, Office of National Statistics, Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, United Kingdom, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester
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LITERACY: Informal Acquisition and Development
Record: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, “The Informal Acquisition and Development of Literacy” in International Perspectives on Home Education (2015): 57-73. [Table of Contents] Summary: This article is part of a series of reviews on the book International Perspectives on Home Education. Thomas is a visiting fellow and … Continue reading
Posted in International, Pedagogy
Tagged Alan Thomas, child-centered, Harriet Pattison, Implicit learning, Incidental learning, Informal Home Education, International Perspectives on Home Education, John Dewey, Literacy, progressive, Self directed learning
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HOMESCHOOLING IN POLAND: Debate and Legal Status
Record: Szymon Paciorkowski, “Homeschooling in Poland? Legal Status and Arguments Used in Polish Debate over Home Education” in Social Transformations in Contemporary Society (2014): 153-162. [Abstract Here] Summary: Since 2011, Paciorkowski has been a PhD student of Law and Administration … Continue reading
Posted in International, Legal
Tagged Adam Mickiewicz University, Legal Status, Poland, School Education Act, Szymon Paciorkowski
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HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES IN CHINA: A Qualitative Study
Record: Zheng Guo-ping, “A Qualitative Study of Educational Needs of Homeschooling Families in China” in US-China Education Review 4, no. 6 (June 2014): 391-400 [Available Here] Summary: In early 2014 I reviewed a fascinating article by Xiaoming Sheng about “Meng … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation
Tagged China, Chongquing, Compulsory Education Law, Dali, Guangzhou, Meng Mu tang, Sothwest University, US-China Education Review, Xiaoming Sheng, Zheng Guo-ping
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HOME EDUCATION IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Record: Talina Drabsch, “Home Education in NSW” in NSW Parliament E-Brief, issue 7 (August, 2013). [available here] Summary: Drabsch, a frequent contributor to the New South Wales (NSW) Parliamentary Library pubilcations series, here summarizes the home education situation in NSW … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Glenda Jackson, Graham Badman, Home School Legal Defense Association, New South Wales, New Zealand, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Talina Drabsch, Tasmania, United Kingdom, Victoria, Western Australia
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