Evaluation and Research in Education
Editor: Professor Keith Morrison, Inter-University Institute of Macau
Associate Editor: Professor Stephen Gorard, University of York
Statistical Adviser: Professor Colin Baker, University of Wales Bangor
Reviews Editor: Dr. Emma Smith, University of York
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Volume: 17 Number: 2&3 Page: 90–100
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The Normalisation of Homeschooling in the USA
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Mitchell L. Stevens
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Steinhardt School of Education, New York, USA
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Home education emerged as a deviant practice in the USA in the late 1970s and became an acceptable alternative to conventional schooling in a remarkably short period of time. This paper argues that the trajectory of normalisation has been shaped by cultural and institutional features peculiar to the US national context. The paper also offers several ways in which the history of home education in the USA usefully informs assessments of the practice in other countries.
Keywords: home education, social movements
© 2003 M.L. Stevens
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