compulsory education
type: Concept
broader: law and public policy
definition: Compulsory attendance has a long history in the United States. Horace Mann maintained that there was a connection between education and democracy, and mandatory attendance laws emerged from that belief. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Compulsory Education]
narrower: homeschooling

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: compulsory education

homeschooling
type: Concept
broader: compulsory education

law and public policy
type: Concept
narrower: compulsory education