Title

The politics of homeschools: Religious conservatives and regulation requirements

Authors

Authors

A. Vieux

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Soc. Sci. J.

Keywords

State politics; Religion; Education; Homeschooling; STATES; POLICY; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Abstract

Over the last few decades, the number of homeschools in the United States (US) has grown, and a large proportion is attributed to increases in religiously affiliated homeschools (Kunzman, 2009). However, empirical analyses of the relationship between religion and homeschooling are lacking. This analysis begins to fill that void using a culture wars framework, and indicates that states with higher percentages of evangelical residents are less likely to regulate homeschooling. Consistent with Deckman's (2004) claim, these findings demonstrate the culture wars are active in education policymaking. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Western Social Science Association.

Journal Title

Social Science Journal

Volume

51

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

556

Last Page

563

WOS Identifier

WOS:000346601100006

ISSN

0362-3319

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