Toward a re-thinking of mass public schooling: A personal exploration

Whitehead, LeRoy E. (2007). Toward a re-thinking of mass public schooling: A personal exploration. Encounters on Education, 8(Fall), 203 – 219. Retrieved 7/15/13 from http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/encounters/article/view/581/769. (There is no notable focus on homeschooling in this article. Mentions homeschooling 3 or 4 times; e.g.: “There are a proportionally small but continually growing number of families and individuals

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Truancy and coercive consent: Is there an alternative?

McIntyre‐Bhatty, Karen. (2008). Truancy and coercive consent: Is there an alternative? Educational Review, 60(4), 375-390. ( “Abstract: This paper suggests that rather than criminalising or pathologising truancy as a “deviant” behaviour in need of either treatment or punishment, truancy should be considered as a rational enactment of dissatisfaction with State educational provision. It should be

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