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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453581603321

Autore

Thomas Alan

Titolo

Educating children at home [[electronic resource] /] / Alan Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Cassell, 1998

ISBN

9786611783860

1-281-78386-2

0-8264-4671-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (153 p.)

Collana

Cassell education

Disciplina

371.04/2

371.042

Soggetti

Education

Home schooling

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-135) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Background I: Teaching Children Individually; 3 Theoretical Background II: Learning in the Early Years; 4 Why Do Parents Choose to Educate Their Children at Home?; 5 Teaching at Home; 6 Becoming Less Formal; 7 Informal Learning; 8 A Chronicle of Informal Learning; 9 Literacy; 10 Social Aspects; 11 A Different Kind of Education; References; Index of families; Name index

Sommario/riassunto

With increasing numbers of parents choosing to educate their children at home, an opportunity exists to explore education outside the school environment. Parents often discover that classroom approaches to teaching and learning do not easily translate into the home. As a result, some radically adjust their approach to educating their children, in some instances virtually abandoning any structured teaching or learning. Focusing on informal learning, this text examines in depth how children can acquire an education simply through everyday experiences. The text sets out to challenge fundamental a