Homeschooling as an Alternative Form of Educational Provision in South Africa and the USA

Autor/inn/en	de Waal, Esther; Theron, Tinie
Titel	Homeschooling as an Alternative Form of Educational Provision in South Africa and the USA
Quelle	In: Evaluation and Research in Education, 17 (2003) 2-3, S.144-156 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0790
Schlagwörter	Nontraditional Education; Home Schooling; Foreign Countries; Emotional Development; Educational Research; Educational Policy; Parents as Teachers; Parent Rights; Religious Factors; Government Role; Educational History; Motivation; South Africa; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Ausland; Gefühlsbildung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Elternrecht; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; USA
Abstract	This paper studies homeschooling as an alternative form of educational provision in South Africa and USA to determine what knowledge and experiences from research on homeschooling in the USA may be relevant to the South Africa situation. Homeschooling in the USA has a sound legal foundation and has become an acceptable educational alternative. Research indicates that homeschoolers are not disadvantaged academically or with regard to social-emotional development or socialisation. Policy makers in the USA seem to be increasingly of the opinion that there should be some form of cooperation between public schools and homeschoolers. The South African Constitution does not contain a stipulation granting parents an explicit right to homeschooling, but does not make homeschooling unconstitutional either. Homeschooling in South Africa is growing phenomenally and educational reasons and religious beliefs appear to be the most important reasons for homeschooling in South Africa. This paper primarily recommends a partnership between government and homeschoolers. (Author).
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