Government, Neo‐liberal Media, and Education in Canada

Ungerleider, Charles. (2006). Government, Neo‐liberal Media, and Education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Education, 29(1), 70‐90. (Homeschooling is mentioned on page 74 by quoting another author but homeschooling is not, in any way, a significant topic in this article.) (Keywords: education, media, public schools, Canada, not homeschooling) Share this post

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The home schooling movement and the struggle for democratic education

Riegel, Sarah. (2001, Summer). The home schooling movement and the struggle for democratic education. Studies in Political Economy, No. 65, 91-116. (Studies in Political Economy appears to be published by the University of Toronto, Canada – see http://spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/index. Author does not focus on Canada but homeschooling in general, basically North America. Argues that “universal public

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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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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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Home schooling: From the extreme to the mainstream, 2nd edition

Basham, Patrick, Merrifield, John, and Hepburn, Claudia R. (2007, October). Home schooling: From the extreme to the mainstream, 2nd edition. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Fraser Institute. Retrieved 7/8/13 from https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Homeschooling2007.pdf (and retrieved 10/5/07 from https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/Homeschooling2007.pdf). (Review, synthesize, and summarize research and policy matters related to homeschooling in Canada and the United States. Do not conduct

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