Families Home Schooling in a Virtual Charter School System

Bibliographic Data

ID11219836
AuthorsCarol Klein (Magnolia Elementary School District, corresponding author), Mary Poplin (School of Education Studies at Claremont Graduate University)
Year2008
Volume43
Issue3-4
Pages369-395
Publication date2008-06-12
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMarriage & Family Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01494920802073221
OpenAlexW1989110976
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

Contemporary educational options have increased in recent years as families have sought alternatives to traditional choices. Three of these, home schooling, charter schools, and virtual schools, provide the foundation for a new institution called the virtual charter school. This new alternative provides curriculum to home learners through advanced technologies within the charter school setting, allowing for innovation, freedom from traditional structure, and tuition-free education for students. The California Virtual Academies, a network of virtual charter schools, provided the opportunity to explore the phenomenon from the families' perspectives. The following questions were posed: What are the characteristics of families that are currently involved in home schooling through this innovative model? Why do families pursue this means of education? What are their experiences? How does it look in daily practice

Alternative education · Charter · Charter school · Curriculum · Education policy · Foundation (evidence · Higher education · Institution · Pedagogy · Phenomenon · Political science · Public relations · School choice · Social science · Sociology · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Education · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law

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