Stoke on Trent, UK ; Sterling, VA : Trentham Books, 2011.
Format:
Book
vii, 131 p. ; 24 cm.
Title Variation:
Elective home education in the UK
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128)and index.
Summary:
Thousands of children in the UK and millions in the USA are educated at home by their parents. The book presents an overview of the phenomenon of elective home education in the United Kingdom, contrasting it with the situation in the USA. It examines the history of the practice and discusses why more and more parents are choosing not to send their children to school.