SCHOOL REFUSAL AND HOME EDUCATION

dc.creator	Allison WRAY
dc.creator	Alan THOMAS
dc.date	2012-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:04Z
dc.identifier	1916-8128
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cd7f6da64388483484271974494c6889
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17359
dc.description	When a child refuses to go to school, the whole family is placed in a highly distressing situation. The response of school and mental health professionals in the UK is to return the child to school as soon as reasonably possible; home education is almost never suggested as a viable alternative. Nevertheless, a number of parents decide that home education will be in the best interests of their children. This mixed-method study reports on 20 such families who completed questionnaires, followed up by 5 in-depth interviews. Parents generally reported that symptoms associated with school refusal, both physical and psychological, lessened or disappeared altogether. Moreover, although they had turned to home education as a last resort, the majority decided to continue after seeing their children thrive academically and socially. It is concluded that parents of school refusers should always be fully informed about home education.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Nipissing University
dc.relation	https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjual.nipissingu.ca%2FNewIssue%2Fv7134.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1916-8128
dc.source	Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, Vol 7, Iss 13, Pp 62-83 (2012)
dc.subject	home education
dc.subject	holistic learning
dc.subject	holistic education
dc.subject	alternative learning
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	SCHOOL REFUSAL AND HOME EDUCATION
dc.type	article