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The Complexities of Black Home Schooling by Michael W. Apple — December 21, 2006There is now a (slowly) growing home schooling movement among traditionally oppressed groups—such as African Americans. Thus, unlike all too many white conservative evangelicals who arrogantly claim that they are the new oppressed—something that I believe does not stand up to serious scrutiny—a number of black parents are also rejecting public and even religious schools in favor of educating their children at home.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Michael Apple
University of Wisconsin, Madison E-mail Author MICHAEL W. APPLE is John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Professor of Educational Policy Studies at the University of London Institute of Education. Among his recent books are Educating the “Right” Way: Markets, Standards, God, and Inequality, 2nd ed. (New York: Routledge, 2006) and Democratic Schools: Lessons for a Powerful Education, 2nd ed., with James A. Beane.
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