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In this book, Brian Baugus examines home schooling as an education enterprise, arguing that successful home school families have the same characteristics and motivations as entrepreneurs. Baugus examines the history and economic theories behind home schooling to explain the rational decision-making that motivates home schooling endeavors, examining dissatisfaction with mainstream education, expectations of return on investment, and resistance from established providers.



Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A Brief History of Home Schooling in the United States

Chapter 2: The Problem with the Public-School System

Chapter 3: Entrepreneurship Theory and its Application to the Home School Family

Chapter 4: Entrepreneurship in Education: What Home Schools Do

Chapter 5: Home School Investments and Profits

Chapter 6: Leviathan Grows Restless

Chapter 7: So What Happens Next?

An Economic Theory of Home Schooling

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      Publisher: Lexington Books
      Publication Date: 15/02/2022
      ISBN13: 9781793631749, 978-1793631749
      ISBN10: 1793631743

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In this book, Brian Baugus examines home schooling as an education enterprise, arguing that successful home school families have the same characteristics and motivations as entrepreneurs. Baugus examines the history and economic theories behind home schooling to explain the rational decision-making that motivates home schooling endeavors, examining dissatisfaction with mainstream education, expectations of return on investment, and resistance from established providers.



      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: A Brief History of Home Schooling in the United States

      Chapter 2: The Problem with the Public-School System

      Chapter 3: Entrepreneurship Theory and its Application to the Home School Family

      Chapter 4: Entrepreneurship in Education: What Home Schools Do

      Chapter 5: Home School Investments and Profits

      Chapter 6: Leviathan Grows Restless

      Chapter 7: So What Happens Next?

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