| Name |
Creator |
APROD
Asserting Parental Rights - it's Our Duty!
http://www.aprod.org/ |
group_secretary
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Australia
Australian Homeschool - group at Yahoo!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/australianhomeschool/ |
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Australia - Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission
Study into legally permittable limitations of the ICCPR
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/briefs/brief_4.html#hr4.14 |
group_secretary
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France
Les enfants d'abord
http://www.lesenfantsdabord.org/ |
BenMettes
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Germany
Schulunterricht zu Hause
http://www.schuzh.de |
group_secretary
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Germany - Case mentioned by HSLDA (Home Schooling Legal Defense Association)
The Konrads, a German homeschool family and member of "Schulunterricht zu Hause", lost their appeal before Germany's highest federal court
http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/Germany/200312020.asp |
group_secretary
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New Zealand
The Home Educators Network, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
http://nowTHEN.bravehost.com |
jmcwnz
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New Zealand
Home-Education - Auckland Home Educators Inc.
http://www.home-education.org.nz |
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New Zealand
NCHENZ (National Council of Home Educators of New Zealand)
http://www.nchenz.org.nz |
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New Zealand
Home Education Foundation - Christian Home Schoolers
http://www.homeeducationfoundation.org.nz |
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New Zealand
CHE (Christian Home Education)
http://www.che.org.nz |
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New Zealand
New Zealand Home Education - by Phil Astley
http://www.home.school.nz/ |
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Research into the success of Home Education
Study - University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
http://www.alternative-learning.org/ale/blok-eng-summary.html |
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Research into the success of Home Education
Research on home education in Britain and Europe
http://www.homeeducationresearch.org |
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Research into the success of Home Education
"Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students in 1998", by Lawrence Rudner (1999)
http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n8/ |
group_secretary
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Research into the success of Home Education
"Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream" by Patrick Basham
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/files/homeschool.pdf |
group_secretary
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Research into the success of Home Education
Research and Statistics - global overview
http://eleanor.sparks.to/homeschool/eqreview/research/ |
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Research into the success of Home Education
Facts on Home Schooling - by Dr. Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., February 2003
http://www.nheri.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=21 |
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Research into the success of Home Education
Strengths of Their Own - Book by Dr. Brian Ray, President of the National Home Education Research Institute
http://www.nheri.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=20 |
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Research into the success of Home Education
FACT SHEET IIIc, by NHERI, 2001
http://www.nheri.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=19 |
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Research into the success of Home Education
FACT SHEET IIe, by NHERI, 2000
http://www.nheri.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=18 |
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Research into the success of Home Education
FACT SHEET Ic, by NHERI (National Home Education Research Institute), 2001
http://www.nheri.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=17 |
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THEN's petition to the UN Human Rights Committee
The THEN petition of 1993 that was declared not admissable because the domestic appeals had not been sufficiently exhausted
http://www.optionality.net/when/thensep93a.html |
group_secretary
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The Netherlands
Nederlands Vereniging voor Thuisonderwijs - Legal information on the situation in the Netherlands
http://www.nvvto.nl/toezichtverhandeling.htm |
group_secretary
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The Netherlands
Levenderwijs - updates on activities in the Netherlands
http://www.levenderwijs.nl |
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The Netherlands
Thuis scholing - Christian views
http://www.thuisscholing.net/ |
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The Netherlands
Legal information on the situation in the Netherlands
http://www.thuisonderwijs.net/juridisch/ |
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UN - Ratification for the various nations
Check here what your nation has ratified!
http://193.194.138.190/pdf/report.pdf |
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UN - The United Nations and Human Rights
Explains that the ICCPR is a legally binding agreement that has the force of law for the States that have ratified it
http://www.un.org/rights/dpi1774e.htm |
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UN 1st Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
The right for people to appeal with the UN Human Rights Committee; note Article 10 about "no limitations or exceptions" and Article 5 (2b) about unreasonable prolongation
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/b4ccprp1.htm |
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UN Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files
In accordance with (5) Principle of non-discrimination, data likely to give rise to arbitrary discrimination, including information on political opinions, religious, philosophical and other beliefs, should not be compiled.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/71.htm |
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Statement by Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Geneva, 8 April 1999
http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/3DD683048267E46180256754003A9133?opendocument |
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UN Human Rights Committee - precedents
Enter keywords in the search box such as "Toonen" and "Australia"
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf |
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UN ICCPR - Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion
Article 18 (1) says: "Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching." Paragraph (2) says: "No one shall be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice".
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
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UN ICCPR - Non-Discrimination
Article 14 (1) says that all persons shall be equal before courts and tribunals. Article 26 specifically prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion or political or other opinion, birth or other status.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
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UN ICCPR - Presumption of Innocence
Article 14 (2) says that people should be presumed innocent until convicted in court
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
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UN ICCPR - Privacy
Article 17 (1) says that government shouldn't violate the privacy of the family home.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
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UN ICCPR - The Right to Remain Silent
Article 14 (3) (g) says that people shouldn't be compelled to provide evidence against themselves.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
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UN ICCPR - The Right to be informed of all Details of the Charge
Article 9 (2) and Article 14 Subparagraph 3 (a) state the right to be informed of the charge both at the time of arrest and in court.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
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UN ICCPR - The Right to see all Evidence
Article 14 Subparagraph 3 (b) states the right "to have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own choosing"
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
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UN UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Article 26 (3) says that "parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children". Article 11 (1) says that "everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence". The inalienable character of rights is affirmed in the first line of the Preamble
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html |
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UN general comments on the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Note 2, which says that ICCPR Article 18 protects theistic, non-theistic and atheistic beliefs, as well as the right not to profess any religion or belief
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/MasterFrameView/9a30112c27d1167cc12563ed004d8f15?Opendocument |
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US - Did US ratify the ICCPR?
According to this page it did (in June 1992), but this was subsequently blocked in the Senate. According to the UN, the US ratified the ICCPR on 8 September 1992, but it never ratified the Optional Protocols
http://www.cirp.org/library/ethics/UN-covenant/ |
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US Constitution - 14th Amendment - Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html |
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US Constitution - 1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html |
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US Supreme Court case "Troxel versus Granville" (June 2000)
Affirms the fundamental right of parents to control the upbringing of their children, including their education
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=000&invol=99-138 |
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US Supreme Court case "Troxel versus Granville" (June 2000)
Affirms the fundamental right of parents to control the upbringing of their children, including their education
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=40scotus.h19 |
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US Supreme Court case "Wisconsin versus Yoder" (1972)
The court ruled that this Amish family had a legitimate right to homeschooling
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/yoder.html |
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WHEN Papers
Compilations of articles on school and homeschooling
http://www.optionality.net/when/background.html#compilations |
group_secretary
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WHEN Submission
Homeschooling Review - Queensland, Australia, February 2003
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldHomeEducationNetwork/message/10 |
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WHEN approaches
Some of the educational approaches supported by WHEN
http://www.optionality.net/when/background.html#approaches |
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World
Integrated Learning - group at Yahoo!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IntegratedLearning |
group_secretary
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World
Homeschooling mailing list at Topica
http://www.topica.com/lists/homeschooling |
group_secretary
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World
Un_schooling group at Yahoo!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/un_schooling/ |
group_secretary
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World
Home-schooling group at Yahoo! (originally WHEN, when set up 2nd June 1999 at eGroups)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/home-schooling |
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World
Homeschooling - group at Smartgroups for general discussion, adding links, etc.
http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/homeschooling |
group_secretary
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World
Home Education - for general discussion, new group at Yahoo!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/home_education |
group_secretary
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books, people
contacts, books
http://www.geocities.com/moonwindstarsky/unschoolingbooks |
moonwindstarsky
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ideas, views, lifestyle
attachment parenting, government, education, lifestyle, alternative/organic
http://www.geocities.com/moonwindstarsky/lifestyle |
moonwindstarsky
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unschooling
sites, info, books, groups, news, organizations, blogs/journals
http://www.goecities.com/moonwindstarsky/unschooling |
moonwindstarsky
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