Educational Needs Assessment for African Americans with Homeschooled Children

1 online resource (132 pages) : PDF

2021

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Trends in homeschooling show that enrollment for K-12 students is on the rise, particularly with African American families. For families choosing to homeschool their children, there is greater flexibility and range of choice in curriculum programs and instructional practices. Data from this Phenomenological case study was collected using interviews and surveys in an effort to understand and identify the educational needs of African American families who homeschool their children. Using interviews, this study explored the homeschooling needs and experiences of African American families through shared experiences. This study also analyzed the need to include Afrocentric and multicultural teachings as part of a homeschool curriculum. By using constant comparative to analyze the data, the researcher was able to and identify trends across the homeschool experience for African Americans and define five major themes: 1) Accessibility and Availability of Resources, 2) Homeschool Setting and Structure, 3) Instructional Support, 4) Working Parents and Homeschooling, and 5) Cultural Representation in Education. Two minor themes emerged as well: 1) Problem Based Learning and 2) Socialization outside of the Home. The results of this study are crucial to the development and implementation of curriculum, the use of instructional practices, and the access and availability of educational resources within a homeschool setting. Keywords: homeschool, African American, curriculum, Afrocentricity

doctoral dissertations

Education

Ph.D.

African American
Afrocentricty
Curriculum
Homeschool

Curriculum & Instruction

Wiggan, Greg

Campbell-Whatley, Gloria
O'Brien, Christopher
Wilson, Dale-Marie

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021.

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