The demographic profile, wellbeing, and motivations of families who home educate in Australia
NICHOLAS LUKE GAMBLE
10.4225/03/596bf8d97c4f3
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/The_demographic_profile_wellbeing_and_motivations_of_families_who_home_educate_in_Australia/5208787
This study investigated demographic characteristics, wellbeing, and motivations of 231 parents who home educate their children in Australia and a comparison group of 289 parents who do not. The analyses revealed that parents who home educate reported higher levels of wellbeing and a reduced impact of stress on their wellbeing. The most popular primary motivations were to educate a child without the structure of a school environment, to increase family bonds and to assist a child with an impairment or disability. This study informs policymakers and parents in the area of home education.
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Home education
Homeschooling
parental wellbeing
Motivation to home educate
parents who home educate
Education systems not elsewhere classified
Educational Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology