The most private private education : home education in Australia


Autoria(s): English, Rebecca M.
Data(s)

2013

Resumo

In Australia, the decision to home educate is becoming increasingly popular (cf. Townsend, 2012). The popularity of home education is in spite of a large number of publically funded, financially affordable private and public schools that offer a range of educational alternatives to parents (cf. English, 2009). In spite of its increasing popularity, the reasons home education is chosen by Australian families is under-researched (cf. Jackson & Allan, 2010). This paper reports on a case study that set out to explore the reasons Australian parents choose to home educate and whether this decision is related to the choice of a private school in Australia. In-depth, qualitative interviews were conducted with a group of home education families in one of Australia’s most populated cities. Data were thematically analysed. The analysis revealed that there were similarities between the discourses of parents who privately educate and parents who home educate. In particular, it reveals the parents’ fears about schools, their negative experiences of schools and their hopes for their children’s futures.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61433/

Publicador

National Home Education Research Institute

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/61433/2/61433.pdf

http://www.nheri.org/home-school-researcher/volume-29-issue-4/the-most-private-private-education-home-education-in-australia.html

English, Rebecca M. (2013) The most private private education : home education in Australia. Homeschool Researcher, 29(4), pp. 1-7.

Direitos

Copyright 2013 National Home Education Research Institute

Fonte

School of Curriculum; Faculty of Education

Palavras-Chave #130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified #home education #unschool #Australian education
Tipo

Journal Article