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Factors That Influence Parents to Homeschool in Southern California

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It is the purpose of this study to identify specific factors that drive parents out of the traditional school setting and attractive features that pull parents into the homeschool setting within the Southern California urban community. This study will identify: (a) demographic characteristics of those who homeschool in Southern California, (b) negative features which push families out of the traditional school setting, (c) attractive features that pull parents into the homeschool setting, and (d) implications of family income on the decision to homeschool.
June Hetzel, Michael Long, & Michelle Jackson, Volume 14, No. 4, 2001, p. 1-11