Home Schooling and Home Education: Race, Class and Inequality / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780367487744 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 02/25/2020 Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education Pages: 142 Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) Home Schooling and Home Education provides an original account of home education and examines ways in which the discourses of home education are understood and contextualised in different countries, such as the UK and USA. By exploring home education in the global and local context of traditional schooling, the book bridges a much-needed gap in educational and social scientific research. The authors explore home education from two related perspectives: firstly how and why home education is accessed by different social groups; and secondly, how these groups are perceived as home educators. The book draws upon empirical case study research with those who use home education to address issues of inequality, difference and inclusion, before offering suggestions for viable policy shif