Brian Baugus

An Economic Theory of Home Schooling (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978783140
• Artikelnr.: 74846384

Autorenporträt

Brian Baugus is associate professor of economics at Regent University.

Inhaltsangabe

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?