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ERIC Number: EJ996236
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0016-9862
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Homeschooling the Gifted: A Parent's Perspective
Jolly, Jennifer L.; Matthews, Michael S.; Nester, Jonathan
Gifted Child Quarterly, v57 n2 p121-134 Apr 2013
Homeschooling has witnessed a dramatic growth over the past decade. Included in this population are gifted and talented students, yet despite this growth there has been no appreciable increase in the research literature. To better understand the gifted homeschooling family, researchers interviewed 13 parents of homeschooled children their parents identified as being gifted. Four major themes emerged from the data: (a) "parents know best," (b) "isolation," (c) "challenges," and (d) "family roles." Findings reveal that these parents decided to homeschool only after numerous attempts to work in collaboration with the public school and that the mothers bore the primary burden of responsibility for homeschooling in these families. Though the move to homeschooling alleviated many of the issues experienced in public school, it brought a different set of challenges to these families. This exploratory study establishes a better understanding of why parents of gifted children ultimately decide to homeschool. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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