A Descriptive Survey of Why Parents Choose Hybrid Homeschools. Issue 3 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wearne, Eric
• Is Part Of: Journal of school choice. Volume 10:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 364
• Page End: 380
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: education policy -- homeschool -- online learning -- school choice -- surveys; School choice -- United States -- Periodicals; School choice; United States; Periodicals; 370
• DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2016.1202075
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1558-2159

Abstract

ABSTRACT: "Hybrid home schools" are schools in which students attend school with other students for 2 or 3 days per week in traditional classroom settings, and are homeschooled the balance of the week. This exploratory study presents self-reported reasons parents choose these schools, using an electronic survey of parents from four such schools ( n = 136; 19% return rate). Findings indicate that families in these schools are relatively wealthier and more suburban than parents using tax credit programs, that they value school structures more than particular student achievement outcomes, and that they seek information on accreditation, curriculum, and the religious nature of schools in making their choices.