Education without Schools : : Discovering Alternatives / / Helen E. Lees.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Lees, Helen E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)

At a time when education and school choices are under increasing scrutiny, this topical book considers education more broadly than ever before. The author, an experienced teacher and researcher, highlights what happens when parents discover that an alternative to school education exists and is legal. This under-researched topic highlights the lack of governmental interest in alternative education and also considers the human rights issues, conflation with safeguarding, the relationship of the state to education and parental education choice. Focusing on the discovery of elective home education (EHE) in England as a case study for new and necessary arguments, the ideas discussed are also relevant internationally. The book considers the global fact of education as not just mainstream schooling, but how the dominance of schooling has affected our ability to conceive of education as diverse and different. This thought-provoking book will appeal to academic, teaching and policy-making audiences.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on author -- Acknowledgements -- Setting the scene -- Against educationism -- Why is elective home education important? -- The theory of the gateless gate of home education -- Moments of discovery -- Against discovery of education without schools -- School exit and home education -- Understanding discovery differences -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix -- References -- Index