Canaries in the Coalmine

Australian Teachers Who Homeschool Their Children

Rebecca English, Gemma Troughton, Janise Hurtig

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Lived Places Publishing
30 October 2025

Series: Education Studies

How can the dual identity of ""teacher"" and ""parent"" influence the decision to homeschool in Australia?

Drawing from interviews with early childhood, primary, and high school educators who homeschool, authors Rebecca English and Gemma Troughton explore the ways their experience influences their understanding of themselves as both teachers and parents. Canaries in the Coalmine delves into the reasoning behind following an alternative education path, the approaches taken by home educators, and how they navigate the differences from mainstream education. This book also invites readers to consider the wider implications of this movement: what does this choice mean for schools, the community, and the teacher shortage?

This book is ideal reading for students and practitioners of Education, and Sociology, as well as Teachers, Policy Makers, Education Administrators, Home Educators, Parents, and Guardians.

By: Rebecca English, Gemma Troughton
Edited by: Janise Hurtig
Imprint: Lived Places Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 209g
ISBN: 9781916704640
ISBN 10: 1916704646
Series: Education Studies
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 30 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rebecca English is a qualified teacher, homeschooler, and Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology. Gemma Troughton is a teacher, homeschooler, and sessional Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology.