Reasons for Home Schooling in Canada

Why do parents in Canada choose to home school their children? This article presents the results of qualitative interviews with 23 home-schooling families in Ontario and British Columbia and compares these results with previous research in other jurisdictions, particularly the United States. The findings suggest that Canadian home-based educators have very different reasons for choosing home schooling than their U.S. counterparts. Possible explanations for these differences are discussed. Dans cet article, l’auteur presente les resultats d’entrevues qualitatives aupres de 23 familles de l’Ontario et de la Colombie-Britannique qui ont opte pour l’ensei- gnement a domicile et compare ces resultats avec ceux de recherches menees aux Etats-Unis. Il semble que les parents canadiens n’aient pas du tout les memes raisons d’opter pour l’enseignement a domicile que les parents americains. L’auteur propose des explications.