1st Edition

Parental Experiences of Unschooling Navigating Curriculum as Learning-through-Living

By Khara Schonfeld-Karan Copyright 2023
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This volume explores unschooling as a growing phenomenon within the broader field of home education and considers the unique position of parents who engage in this self-directed form of education with their children. Drawing on an in-depth hermeneutic phenomenological study, the volume investigates the double consciousness of parents as they balance the costs/benefits of unschooling and... Read more

Introduction 1. Regarding Unschooling 2. Reclaiming Primary Pedagogical Place 3. Repositioning in Primary Pedagogical Place 4. Returning to Phenmenological Inquiry 5. Residing Between the (Un)Divided Sides of Costs and Benefits 6. Residing Between The (Un)Divided Sides of Leading and Following 7. Residing Between The (Un)Divided Sides of Parenting and Teaching 8. Reviewing the Possibilities for Learning-Through-Living

Biography

Khara Schonfeld-Karan completed her PhD in Professional Development and Teacher Education at the University of Maryland, USA.