ERIC Number: EJ1130499
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 20
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Homeschooling Is Not Just about Education: Focuses of Meaning
Neuman, Ari; Guterman, Oz
Journal of School Choice, v11 n1 p148-167 2017
This article explores the meanings parents attribute to homeschooling. The literature reveals two main approaches to this subject: a view of homeschooling as a pedagogical practice and a holistic perspective. Employing qualitative methodologies, we administered in-depth interviews to 30 mothers who engaged in homeschooling in Israel, in order to gain a better understanding of what homeschooling meant to them. Analysis of the interviews indicated that the participants attributed diverse meanings to homeschooling. These represented many themes, which were gathered into four super-themes: control, lifestyle, family, and child. The first two themes were emphasized more often than the latter two.
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Mothers, Parent Surveys, Parent Attitudes, Definitions, Sense of Community, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Responsibility, School Choice, Metacognition, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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