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ERIC Number: EJ514331
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Home-Based Education Effectiveness Research and Some of Its Implications.
Meighan, Roland
Educational Review, v47 n3 p275-87 Nov 1995
Review of research on home schooling shows evidence that home-educated children are socially, intellectually, and academically well developed. Reasons for effectiveness include natural learning, application of varied forms of discipline, adaptation to learning styles, flexible use of curricula, efficient use of time, information access, first-hand experience, and coaching. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Home Schooling, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence, Outcomes of Education, Parents as Teachers
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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