Home Education in the Australian Context
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چکیده
This paper will seek to clarify important key terms such as home schooling and home education as well as the legalities attached to such terms. It will reflect on the recent proposed changes to terminology in NSW, Australia. The various pedagogical approaches to home education will be explo red including their prominence in the Austra lian context. There is a s trong focus on literature from Australia. The historical background of home education in Australia will be ex plained as well as the difference between distance education and home education. The future of home education in Australia will be discussed. Keywords—Alternative education, e-learning, home education, home schooling, online resources, technology.
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