Going with the flow

Robertson, Heather-Jane. (2007). Going with the flow. Our Schools/Our Selves, 16(4), 149-154. (Published by Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives www.policyalternatives.ca.) (Criticizes the Fraser Institute’s, located in British Columbia, Canada, report on homeschooling. Very pro-statism/state/public schools. Implicitly negative, if not explicitly, toward homeschooling. Equates supporting homeschooling with being anti-public schooling. “As a result, this corporate-funded think

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Going with the flow

Robertson, Heather-Jane. (2002). Going with the flow. Phi Delta Kappan, 83(5), 349-350. ERIC Document No. EJ640843. (Author is probably opposed to public/tax funding of homeschooling. “Abstract: Criticizes report by Fraser Institute, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, on home schooling [homeschooling] in Canada. Report advocates government funding of home schooling.” (retrieved 7/16/13 from https://eric.ed.gov/). “As a

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Co-operation between families and schools: What works in Canada

McKenna, Mary; & Willms, J. Douglas. (1998). Co-operation between families and schools: What works in Canada. Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 13(1), 19-41. ERIC Document No. EJ569477. (Probably little or no focus on homeschooling. “Abstract: Examined parent-school cooperation initiatives across Canada by interviewing representatives from the provincial Departments of Education and analyzing government

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Cross-border reflections: Parents’ rights to direct their children’s education under the U.S. and Canadian constitutions

Howard, J. Paul R. (2001). Cross-border reflections: Parents’ rights to direct their children’s education under the U.S. and Canadian constitutions. Education Canada, 41(2), 36-37. ERIC Document No. EJ643756. (Author does not indicate how he thinks the Supreme Court of Canada should rule regarding parents’ rights regarding directing a child’s education and upbringing. “What is most

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Education in Canada: An overview

Dunning, Paula. (1997). Education in Canada: An overview. [Also available in French as “L’education au Canada: vue d’ensemble.”] ERIC No. ED414118. (“This reference book provides a basic understanding of how education works in Canada, from preschool to adult education. Chapter 1 examines Canada’s elementary and secondary schools and covers: (1) decision making for public schools

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