Homeschooling in America : capturing and assessing the movement / / Joseph Murphy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811687903321
• Autore: Murphy Joseph <1949->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2012]; ©2012
• ISBN: 1-4522-8392-3; 1-4522-7969-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.0420973
• Soggetti: Home schooling - United States - History; Home schooling - Social aspects - United States
• 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 (pages 161-178) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""COVER""; ""HOMESCHOOLING IN AMERICA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""CHAPTER 1: STAYING HOME: DEFINITIONS AND ESTIMATES""; ""Why a Book on Homeschooling?""; ""An Overview""; ""Definition""; ""Prevalence of Homeschooling""; ""Growth Rates""; ""Compiling the Data""; ""The State of Knowledge""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 2: A PORTRAIT: THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF HOMESCHOOLING""; ""Parent Education Levels""; ""Well Educated""; ""Better Educated""; ""Family Income""; ""Middle Class""; ""Better Off""; ""Occupational Status""; ""Race and Ethnicity""; ""Marital Status""; ""Parental Age and Religious Affiliation""""Political Viewpoints""; ""Geographical Location""; ""Family Size""; ""Schooling-Related Demographics for Students""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 3: RIDING HISTORY: THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF HOMESCHOOLING""; ""Foundations of Homeschooling""; ""Stages""; ""The Contemporary Taproots""; ""Toward the Mainstream""; ""A Rise in Legitimacy""; ""Explanations""; ""The DNA of Normalization""; ""Creating Support Groups""; ""The Fight for Legalization""; ""Evolving Homeschooling Models""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 4: SEISMIC SHIFTS: EXPLORING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT FOSTER HOMESCHOOLING""""The Essential Hypothesis""; ""Social Context: Before Homeschool (1800â€?1890)""; ; ""Shifting Environmental Context""; ""Changing Architecture of Schooling""; ""Social Context: Before Homeschool (1890â€?1970)""; ""Shifting Environmental Context""; ""Changing Architecture of Schooling""; ""Social Context: Homeschooling (1970 on)""; ""Dismantling the 20th Century Environmental Architecture""; ""The Evolution of a New Social Context Supporting Homeschooling""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 5: THE CALCULUS OF DEPARTURE: PARENT MOTIVATIONS FOR HOMESCHOOLING""""Motivational Dynamics""; ""Prime Motive""; ""Three Sources of Motives""; ""Push and Pull Dynamics""; ""Complexity and Overlapping Rationales""; ""Shifts in Motivations""; ""Context Considerations""; ""Motivational Frameworks""; ""Introduction""; ""Religious-Based Motivations""; ""School-Based Motivations: Academic Deficiencies""; ""School-Based Motivations: Social/Environmental Problems""; ""Family-Based Motivation""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 6: A BALL IN PLAY: HOMESCHOOLING IN ACTION""; ""Introduction""; ""Instructional Methods""""Teachers and Time""; ""Instructional Activity""; ""Curricular Programs""; ""Options""; ""Structure""; ""Materials""; ""Forms of Homeschooling""; ""The Extended Curriculum""; ""Assessment of Learning""; ""Conclusion""; ""CHAPTER 7: THE END GAME: THE IMPACT OF HOMESCHOOLING""; ""The Quality of the Existing Research Base""; ""An Assessment of Research Evidence""; ""What Counts as Evidence of Success""; ""Homeschooling Effects: Broad Measures""; ""Impact on the Social Fabric""; ""Impact on Schools""; ""Costs""; ""Impact on Families""; ""Homeschooling Effects on Children""