The politics of homeschools: Religious conservatives and regulation requirements

    Authors

    A. Vieux

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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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