HOMESCHOOLING IN SINGAPORE

This research seeks to scrutinize the phenomenon of
homeschooling within Singapore and attempts to
provide an alternate explanation for its emergence.
This thesis moves from the superficial understanding
of the phenomenon to a more profound analysis that
considers the relationship between homeschooling and
formal schooling. Rather than assuming that there is
a fundamental difference between school and
homeschool, this work examines the taken-for-granted
notion of homeschool being fundamentally different
from school and endeavor to determine the degree of
divergence between school and homeschool, as well as
explore the novelty of such an education.
Ultimately, this study focuses on the construction of
this difference based upon the concept of 'home-made'
and to expound the idea that homeschooling might
merely be an oscillation from one form of education
to another in a bid to differentiate and achieve
distinction.

Autorentext
Lim Lan Yu is a scholar, writer, entrepreneur and teacher. As agraduate of National University of Singapore with a Master inSociology, Lan Yu is devoted to the field of education and allaspects of learning. She is currently in the field of financialconsulting. For more information and to contact her, email her atlimlanyu@yahoo.com.sg.

Klappentext
This research seeks to scrutinize the phenomenon ofhomeschooling within Singapore and attempts toprovide an alternate explanation for its emergence.This thesis moves from the superficial understandingof the phenomenon to a more profound analysis thatconsiders the relationship between homeschooling andformal schooling. Rather than assuming that there isa fundamental difference between school andhomeschool, this work examines the taken-for-grantednotion of homeschool being fundamentally differentfrom school and endeavor to determine the degree ofdivergence between school and homeschool, as well asexplore the 'novelty' of such an education.Ultimately, this study focuses on the construction ofthis difference based upon the concept of 'home-made'and to expound the idea that homeschooling mightmerely be an 'oscillation' from one form of educationto another in a bid to differentiate and achievedistinction.