African Americans and Homeschooling

Mazama, Ama; Musumunu, Garvey

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“…These reasons underscore the results of Isenberg's (2007) study that half of homeschooling parents only homeschool one of their children and many only do so temporarily with over one-third of homeschooled kids returning to conventional school after a year. Black parents may choose to homeschool their child in order to protect them from stereotypes and discrimination and to provide a curriculum that furthers the development of racial pride (Fields-Smith & Kisura, 2013; Kunzman & Gaither, 2020;Mazama & Musumunu, 2015).…”

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Child Education Rights Versus Parental Preferences: A Paradox Between United Nations Conventions and Alternative Schooling Methods

Chiang,

Killian

2023

Educational Policy

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Alternative schooling has been staunchly advocated for by groups disillusioned by government-sponsored public schooling that want to take personal control of their children’s education. There are concerns, however, about nontraditional schooling options that do not meet standards that apply to public schools. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) specifies children’s fundamental educational rights. In the United States, this includes mastering basic English literacy and numerical abilities, as well as exposure to some scientific and historical knowledge needed to negotiate mainstream society. This paper focuses on how certain homeschooling and religious schooling practices run the risk of denying adolescents the right to the education necessary to work in the modern economy and achieve their potential. We argue that the United States should allow alternative schooling options but ensure that they conform to specific standards set by the state in order to meet the CRC goals.

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Child Education Rights Versus Parental Preferences: A Paradox Between United Nations Conventions and Alternative Schooling Methods

Chiang,

Killian

2023

Educational Policy

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“…For this group inculcation of fundamentalist protestant religion is the chief motivation. They call this motivation "religious protectionism" (Mazama & Musumunu, 2015 and children largely take control of their own learning (Holinga, 1999;Lois, 2006). For their part, mothers are frequently influenced by veteran homeschoolers to make homeschooling more central to their overall identity, and sometimes to become more religiously conservative (Safran, 2010).…”

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Homeschooling in the United States: A review of select research topics

Gaither

2017

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The U.S. homeschooling movement has grown steadily since the early 1980s. In that time, a growing body of academic literature has been published that assesses various aspects of the phenomenon. This article first explains some of the methodological issues surrounding this literature as it has developed. It then summarizes the findings of the literature with respect to the following topics: the history of homeschooling, demographics (including parental motivation), academic achievement, and transition to college/adulthood.

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Homeschooling among Black families as a form of parental involvement: A focus on parental role construction, efficacy, and emotions

Williams‐Johnson

Fields‐Smith

2022

Educational Psychologist

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African Americans and Homeschooling

Cited by 5 publications

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Child Education Rights Versus Parental Preferences: A Paradox Between United Nations Conventions and Alternative Schooling Methods

Child Education Rights Versus Parental Preferences: A Paradox Between United Nations Conventions and Alternative Schooling Methods

Homeschooling in the United States: A review of select research topics

Homeschooling among Black families as a form of parental involvement: A focus on parental role construction, efficacy, and emotions

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