Pluralism to Establishment to Dissent: The Religious and Educational Context of Home Schooling

Carper, James C.

doi:10.1207/s15327930pje751&2_2

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“…Most plaintiffs in Mozert , a textbook content challenge, subsequently exited the public school system (Forman 2007). In the 20th century, Evangelical Protestants exited the public school system in two ways, homeschooling and “white flight” to segregated academies, 5 although the numbers taking such options are still modest today relative to the size of the total school population (Reardon and Yun 2002; Carper 2000; National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey 2009; Roper Center for Public Opinion Research Data Archive 2006; Isenberg 2007). When the Warren Court challenged public school prayer and Evangelical criticisms of public schools increased, many Evangelicals exerted pressures on legislators to provide for such practices in the public schools (Delfattore 2004; Djupe and Conger 2012; Truman 1951, 59).…”

Section: Critical Juncturesmentioning

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The Exit-Voice Choice: Religious Cleavages, Public Aid, and America's Private Schools

Hackett

2016

Politics and Religion

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In America's culture wars denominations increasingly ally with one another despite differences in theology, church organization, and membership. But these developments are not reflected in America's private K-12 school system or in patterns of public aid for children who attend them where divisions between religious traditions remain stark. I demonstrate, by means of an analysis of critical junctures in American political development supported by statistical analysis, that Catholics who desire a religious education for their children have historically tended to exit for the parochial sector while Evangelicals having similar desires lobbied for reform of the public school system. These differential group responses stem from differing conceptions of identity and belonging, theological understanding, and institutional structure. In American education policy, differences between religious groups are surprisingly tenacious.

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Section: Critical Juncturesmentioning

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The Exit-Voice Choice: Religious Cleavages, Public Aid, and America's Private Schools

Hackett

2016

Politics and Religion

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“…This sentiment is reinforced by negative images in the media of today's public schools, in contrast to positive images of other options (McDowell, 2000). Viewed in historical context, homeschooling is considered a reemergence of an old practice (Carper, 2000;Lines, 2000aLines, , 2000b. Looking to the future, some researchers have suggested that homeschoolers and homeschooling practices shape education and society to a much greater extent than what their numbers suggest (Lines, 2000a;McDowell & Ray, 2000;Medlin, 2000).…”

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The Choice to Homeschool: Home Educator Perspectives and School District Options

Dahlquist¹,

York-Barr²,

Hendel

2006

Journal of School Leadership

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Schools today are increasingly market driven, and public schools are competing for students with numerous other educational options. Homeschool education continues to grow rapidly as one such option. Minnesota, considered a leader in school choice, has experienced rapid growth in the incidence of home-educated children. Such growth raises questions for school administrators about why parents choose to homeschool their children and about implications for school district policies and practices. A sample of 600 Minnesota home educators was surveyed to explore these questions. Reasons for homeschooling corroborated those reported in previous studies, including religious beliefs, family closeness, dissatisfaction with socialization in schools, opportunities for hands-on learning, and a flexible lifestyle. Interactions with local public school personnel were reported to be largely supportive, and ideas were offered for improving support. Implications are offered, focused on public school policies and practices. Specifically discussed are considerations for determining whether to assume inclusive or exclusive stances toward homeschool children and their families.

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“…In the early 1960s, in response to desegregation, many conservative Protestants were upset by the fact that while many minorities were allowed into schools, God was left out (Gaither, 2008). According to Carper (2000), Protestants reacted strongly to the public-school rejection of prayer and the Bible and the advancement of desegregation, secular humanism, and moral relativism. Some tried to reform the schools from within; others responded by withdrawing their children from public schools and forming their own independent, Christian schools; and still others responded by abandoning institutional education altogether for homeschooling in an attempt to restore education to its purest form-a parent teaching a child at home.…”

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An Evaluative Study of the Academic Achievement of Homeschooled Students Versus Traditionally Schooled Students Attending a Catholic University

Snyder¹

2013

JOCE

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Pluralism to Establishment to Dissent: The Religious and Educational Context of Home Schooling

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

The Exit-Voice Choice: Religious Cleavages, Public Aid, and America's Private Schools

The Exit-Voice Choice: Religious Cleavages, Public Aid, and America's Private Schools

The Choice to Homeschool: Home Educator Perspectives and School District Options

An Evaluative Study of the Academic Achievement of Homeschooled Students Versus Traditionally Schooled Students Attending a Catholic University

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