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ERIC Number: EJ442388
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
From Pedagogy to Ideology: Origins and Phases of Home Education in the United States, 1970-1990.
Knowles, J. Gary; And Others
American Journal of Education, v100 n2 p195-235 Feb 1992
Examines issues of home education since 1970 by surveying the home school movement in the broader historical context. The 20-year growth period illustrates the fluid nature of home education as a social movement. Contemporary home schooling is not closely tied to the liberal roots of home education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Ideology, Nontraditional Education, Parents as Teachers, Private Education, Public Education, School Attendance Legislation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Reform Efforts; Social Movements