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.