Homeschool an American history

This book sets the homeschooling movement in a broader historical context and shows the remarkably diverse ways Americans have used their homes to educate from colonial times to the present. Gaither looks at the role of key themes such as social networks of communication, entrepreneurialism, and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gaither, Milton (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan 2008
Edición:1st ed
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The family state, 1600-1776
  • The family nation, 1776-1860
  • The eclipse of the fireside, 1865-1930
  • Why homeschooling happened, 1945-1990
  • Three homeschooling pioneers
  • The changing of the guard, 1983-1998
  • Making it legal
  • Homeschooling and the return of domestic education, 1998-2008