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The Homeschool Choice

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  • Media type: E-Book
  • Title: The Homeschool Choice : Parents and the Privatization of Education
  • Contains: Frontmatter
    Contents
    Introduction
    1. Homeschooling in the United States: A Brief Overview
    2. What Is Childhood? Contrasting Views of Childhood Gender and Sexuality
    3. Educating the Unique Child
    4. Views of Education: What Do Children Need out of an Education, and Who Should Provide It?
    5. Giving Up on Government
    6. Motherhood and the Gendered Labor of Homeschooling
    Conclusion: Is Homeschooling a Problem?
    Acknowledgments
    Appendix: Methodology
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index
    About the Author
  • Contributor: Averett, Kate Henley [VerfasserIn]
  • imprint: New York, NY: New York University Press, [2021]
  • Published in: Critical Perspectives on Youth
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource; 6 b/w illustrations
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9781479820689.001.0001
  • ISBN: 9781479820689
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  • Keywords: Gender identity in education United States ; Home schooling Social aspects United States ; Privatization in education United States ; EDUCATION / Home Schooling ; Aptitudes ; Attachment parenting ; Born this way ; Child welfare ; Childhood ; Class ; Critiques of public schools ; Deskilling of teaching profession ; Education reform ; Education ; Gender inequality ; Gender ; Gendered division of labor ; Giftedness ; Government inefficiency ; Heteronormativity ; Homeschool instruction ; Homeschooling regulation ; Homeschooling regulations ; Ideologies of childhood ; [...]
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  • Footnote: In English
  • Description: Honorable Mention, Sex & Gender Section Distinguished Book Award, given by the American Sociological AssociationThe surprising reasons parents are opting out of the public school system and homeschooling their kidsHomeschooling has skyrocketed in popularity in the United States: in 2019, a record-breaking 2.5 million children were being homeschooled. In The Homeschool Choice, Kate Henley Averett provides insight into this fascinating phenomenon, exploring the perspectives of parents who have chosen to homeschool their children. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Averett examines the reasons why these parents choose to homeschool, from those who disagree with sex education and LGBT content in schools, to others who want to protect their children’s sexual and gender identities. With eye-opening detail, she shows us how homeschooling is a trend being chosen by an increasingly diverse subset of American families, at times in order to empower—or constrain—children’s gender and sexuality. Ultimately, Averett explores how homeschooling, as a growing practice, has changed the roles that families, schools, and the state play in children’s lives. As teachers, parents, and policymakers debate the future of public education, The Homeschool Choice sheds light on the ongoing struggle over school choice
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