Title

The Politics Of Homeschools: Religious Conservatives And Regulation Requirements

Keywords

Education; Homeschooling; Religion; State politics

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.

Publication Date

12-1-2014

Publication Title

Social Science Journal

Volume

51

Issue

4

Number of Pages

556-563

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2014.06.004

Socpus ID

84912529155 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84912529155

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