Effects on services to home-based educators following changes to legislation and policy

Repetski, Joe. (2001). Effects on services to home-based educators following changes to legislation and policy. Master’s (M.Ed.) thesis, University of Regina (Canada), 130pp. (Retrieved 7/19/13 from http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ60245.pdf). (“Hence, research about the needs of parents was of particular interest to me, because needs and services are complementary to each other” (p. 81-82). “First, participants spoke about

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School choice in Canada: Lessons for America

Milke, Mark. (2010, November 8). School choice in Canada: Lessons for America. Backgrounder Heritage Foundation, No. 2485. Retrieved 7/18/13 from http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/11/school-choice-in-canada-lessons-for-america.  (Homeschooling is a significant topic of this paper. Presents number of homeschool students in Alberta. “Alberta has been the most innovative, flexible, and supportive province in Canada as it concerns homeschooling” (p. 7). Implicitly,

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Homeschooling within the public school system

Horsburgh, Fergus Bruce Norman. (2005). Homeschooling within the public school system. Master’s thesis, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. (Recognizes the tensions and conflicts associated with parents wanting to be in control of their children’s education while also wanting public tax funding to support their home-based public schooling that the parents want to call homeschooling.

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