Learning online: E-learning and the domestic market in the UK

The research took place against a background of growing interest in home education, on the part of government and commercial corporations. Government initiatives and publications increasingly emphasise the value of parental involvement in home learning as means of raising standards of achievement and addressing social exclusion. Meanwhile, commercial corporations are increasingly regarding the home as a significant new market for educational goods and services. In the process, there has arguably been a blurring of boundaries between home and school, parents and teachers, learning and leisure, and education and entertainment.