%0 Thesis %A GAMBLE, NICHOLAS LUKE %D 2017 %T The demographic profile, wellbeing, and motivations of families who home educate in Australia %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/The_demographic_profile_wellbeing_and_motivations_of_families_who_home_educate_in_Australia/5208787 %R 10.4225/03/596bf8d97c4f3 %2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/16378886 %K Home education %K Homeschooling %K parental wellbeing %K Motivation to home educate %K parents who home educate %K Education systems not elsewhere classified %K Educational Psychology %K Developmental and Educational Psychology %X This study investigated demographic characteristics, wellbeing, and motivations of 231 parents who home educate their children in Australia and a comparison group of 289 parents who do not. The analyses revealed that parents who home educate reported higher levels of wellbeing and a reduced impact of stress on their wellbeing. The most popular primary motivations were to educate a child without the structure of a school environment, to increase family bonds and to assist a child with an impairment or disability. This study informs policymakers and parents in the area of home education. %I Monash University