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THE HUMAN RIGHT TO HOME EDUCATION

Posted in Homeschool Law, International Homeschooling, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Record: Michael P. Donnelly, “The Human Right to Home Education.” Journal of School Choice, 10, No. 3 (2014): 283-296. [Abstract / Modified Version Available Here]

Summary: Michael P. Donnelly is Director of Global Outreach and Staff Attorney with the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). In this article he argues that the German Constitutional Court (FCC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have ignored the human right to home education by upholding the German ban of the practice. (more…)

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INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON HOME EDUCATION: Do We Still Need Schools?

Posted in Curriculum, International Homeschooling, Parental motivation, Politics of homeschooling, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »

International Perspectives of Home Education discusses home-based education in a wide variety of countries such as the UK, USA, Australia, Israel, Afghanistan, Norway, Germany and more. The volume was edited by Paula Rothermel, a UK academic in the field of home education. She is Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and Elected Associated Fellow of the British Psychological Society (ABPS). She also coordinates the International Network for Research into Home Education, a global community of scholars interested in home education research.

 

Over the next several weeks, all 21 chapters will be reviewed in order. Links will be added as reviews are posted. Here follows a table of contents for the volume: (more…)

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Spiegler on the Failure of Homeschool Regulation in Germany

Posted in International Homeschooling, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 4, 2010| 5 Comments »

This post reviews Thomas Spiegler, “Why State Sanctions Fail to Deter Home Education: An Analysis of Home Education in Germany and its Implications for Home Education Policies” in Theory and Research in Education 7, no. 3 (November 2009): 297-309

This is the last post in a series I’ve devoted to the recent special issue of Theory and Research in Education, which was entirely about homeschooling [I didn’t review my own article].  Here Thomas Spiegler, a sociology professor at Friedensau Adventist University in Germany, draws some policy implications from his award-winning 2007 doctoral dissertation, which was the first ever study of homeschooling in Germany.  (more…)

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Special Homeschool Issue of THEORY AND RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 9, 2009| 18 Comments »

It’s always a welcome development when a notable journal decides to devote an entire issue to homeschooling.  This has been done only a very few times.  Back in 2000 the prestigious Peabody Journal of Education devoted Volume 75, Issue 1/2 to homeschooling, (more…)

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