home schooling, compulsory education laws, home schoolers
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HOME SCHOOLING IN THE USA : Another Choice for Education?
抄録
School choice programs are now operational in some form or another in almost every state in the US. They are market-oriented approaches for "customers" seeking better schooling for their children. Policy-makers believe competition and new approaches to education will force regular public schools to improve. The number of American families taking advantage of school choice in one form or another has increased recently. However, there is another alternative to public schools that goes beyond the realm of American school choice -- home schooling. The movement has burgeoned and now figures as a recognized alternative to public schooling. This paper considers how American home schooling is authorized legally, examining the pertinent legislation in three states' education acts, and then considers its applicability as a viable educational alternative for Japan.