Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement - Couverture souple

Murphy, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 145220523X ISBN 13 : 9781452205236

Editeur : Corwin, 2012

Synopsis

A surprising portrait of homeschooling today

Today, two million U.S. children are homeschooled, and their numbers have grown meteorically. Preeminent educational scholar Joseph Murphy draws on research spanning four decades to offer a revealing and balanced look at the growth of the homeschooling movement. Readers will find:

• A complete history of the homeschooling movement 
• Demographic insights on today’s homeschooling families
• Discussion of motivations for homeschooling, and how those vary among different groups 
• Comprehensive information on how homeschooled students fare academically, socially, and professionally
• An illuminating perspective on how the homeschooling movement is influencing public education and society overall

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Joseph F. Murphy is the Frank W. Mayborn Chair and associate dean at Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University. He has also been a faculty member at the University of Illinois and The Ohio State University, where he was the William Ray Flesher Professor of Education. In the public schools, he has served as an administrator at the school, district, and state levels, including an appointment as the executive assistant to the chief deputy superintendent of public instruction in California. His most recent appointment was as the founding president of the Ohio Principals Leadership Academy. At the university level, he has served as department chair and associate dean. He is past vice president of the American Educational Research Association and was the founding chair of the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC). He is co-editor of the AERA Handbook on Educational Administration (1999) and editor of the National Society for the Study of Education (NSSE) yearbook, The Educational Leadership Challenge (2002). His work is in the area of school improvement, with special emphasis on leadership and policy. He has authored or co-authored 18 books in this area and edited another 12.

Kerri J. Tobin is a PhD student at Vanderbilt University′s Peabody College. She has worked with underserved students in many contexts, including teaching in public and charter schools in the South Bronx and Philadelphia. Her research focuses on the social contexts of education, with particular attention to issues of equity and social justice. She has written on civic education, how out-of-school behaviors impact educational outcomes, and how teacher attitudes shape classroom experiences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 145220523X
• ISBN 13: 9781452205236
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible