International Perspectives on Home Education: Do We Still Need Schools? - Paperback

by P. Rothermel (Editor)

This collection brings together the research of an eclectic mix of leading names in home-based education studies worldwide. It uses home education to explore contemporary education outside of school and place it into a global, political and critical context, and will be essential reading for home educators, academics and policymakers alike.

Author Biography

Andew McAvoy, Independent Scholar, UK Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, USA Aharon Aviram, Ben-Gurion University, Israel T. Jameson Brewer, University of Illinois, USA Christian W. Beck, University of Oslo, Norway Samantha Eddis, Arizona State University, USA Cheryl Fields-Smith, University of Georgia, USA Erwin García López, National University of Colombia Madalen Goiria, University of the Basque Country, Spain Ulrike Hanemann, UNESCO, UK Nicky Hardenbergh, Independent Scholar, USA Glenda Jackson, Independent Scholar, Australia Christopher Lubienski, University of Illinois, USA Daniel Monk, Birkbeck, University of London, UK Sugata Mitra, Newcastle University, UK Ari Neuman, Western Galilee College, Israel Harriet Pattison, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Carlo Ricci, Nipissing University, Canada Leslie Safran Barson, Independent Scholar, UK Joke Sperling, Independent Scholar, The Netherlands Thomas Spiegler, Friedensau Adventist University, Germany Alan Thomas, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Noraisha Yusof, Independent Scholar, Saudi Arabia