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Why state sanctions fail to deter home education

An analysis of home education in Germany and its implications for home education policies

Thomas Spiegler

Friedensau University, Germany, thomas.spiegler{at}thh-friedensau.de

Home education in Germany is a contravention to the school law, and severe sanctions are applied against it. Despite this, a small home education movement has developed within the last 25 years. This article, after a short overview of home education in Germany, examines the reasons why a policy with sanctions fails to deter homeschooling. Then I point out why the legitimate interests of the state and the child, which are usually given to justify the prohibition of home education, might be better served if home education were legal but regulated and controlled.

Key Words: crime • deviant behavior • educational policy • homeschooling • home education

Theory and Research in Education, Vol. 7, No. 3, 297-309 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1477878509343738
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