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ERIC Number: EJ431869
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Social Studies in the Home Schools.
Litcher, John H.; Schmidt, Steven J.
Social Education, v55 n4 p239-41,248 Apr-May 1991
Presents a descriptive survey of North Carolina home schooling. Examines demographic variables, parents' reasons, and choice of curriculum materials, focusing on social studies. Finds most parents used commercially produced textbooks, supplemental materials, and field trips. Identifies texts used by parents motivated by religious factors. Stresses parental influence in determining curriculum, materials, and educational quality. (CH)
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Field Trips, Home Schooling, Instructional Materials, Nontraditional Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Parents as Teachers, Religious Factors, Social Studies, Surveys, Teaching Methods, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Descriptive Research; North Carolina