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Homeschooling in the USA: Past, Present and Future
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Gaither, Milton – Theory and Research in Education, 2009
This article first examines why the homeschooling movement in the USA emerged in the 1970s, noting the impact of political radicalism both right and left, feminism, suburbanization, and public school bureaucratization and secularization. It then describes how the movement, constituted of left- and right-wing elements, collaborated in the early…
Descriptors: Protestants, Home Schooling, Educational Change, Educational Objectives