Restricted liberty, parental choice and homeschooling

Authors
Publication date 2010
Journal Journal of Philosophy of Education
Volume | Issue number 44 | 4
Pages (from-to) 497-514
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Research Institute of Child Development and Education (RICDE)
Abstract In this paper the authors carefully study the problem of liberty as it applies to school choice, and whether there ought to be restricted liberty in the case of homeschooling. They examine three prominent concerns that might be brought against homeschooling, viz., that it aggravates social inequality, worsens societal conflict and works against the best interests of children. To examine the tensions that occur between parental liberty, children's interests, and state oversight, the authors consider the case of homeschooling in the Dutch context.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9752.2010.00770.x
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