Holmes, Sarah E and Pattison, Harriet (2024) Misunderstood, marginalised, or embraced? Examining the place of home education in the Christian community. Journal of Practical Theology. ISSN 1756-073X
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Abstract
How do UK Christian home educators feel about their role and function in wider Christian society? An online survey of Christian home educators (n = 462) was analysed thematically and examined through the lens of a theology of belonging. Findings revealed respondents feeling more positively viewed by the Christian community than they are by wider society. However, less than half felt supported by their local church or wider Christian community. Strong feelings of isolation and judgment conveyed UK Christian home educators feeling excluded and misunderstood. The local church and wider Christian community need to intentionally counter these experiences and improve inclusion.
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| Additional Information and Comments: | © 2024 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Education and Social Sciences > School of Education |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Holmes |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2024 10:42 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 13:30 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4428 |
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