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Homeschool : An American History /

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This is a lively account of one of the most important and overlooked themes in American education. Beginning in the colonial period and working to the present, Gaither describes in rich detail how the home has been used as the base for education of all kinds. The last five chapters focus especially...

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Main Author:	Gaither, Milton (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:	Education. History of Education. History of the Americas. Learning & Instruction. Nature Conservation. Sociological Theory. Teaching and Teacher Education. Education > History. Nature conservation. Sociology. Teaching. America > History. Electronic books.
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