Paula Rothermel

Dr Paula Rothermel (born 1963) is a leading UK academic ^[1] in the field of home education (homeschooling). She is an Elected Fellow^{[citation needed]} of the Royal Society of Arts FRSA and an Elected Associated Fellow of the British Psychological Society (ABPS) (BPS). Paula Rothermel's doctoral thesis on home education (1996–2002) from the University of Durham ^[2] remains the largest ever UK study into home education in the UK, using a national sample and involving 1099 children. The thesis is available on line and through the British Library loan system. Following completion of her doctorate Paula Rothermel completed an Economic and Social Research Council Post Doctoral Fellowship.

Paula Rothermel's work has been discussed at two Westminster Debates ^[3][4] .^[5][6] Her many published articles have appeared in a number of formats such as, journals e.g.Rothermel 2005,^[7] Galloway and Rothermel 2005 ^[8]), books e.g. Durbin 2009,^[9] Oprean 2009,^[10] and the Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology.^[11]

Dr Rothermel is a Chartered Psychologist and Independent Expert Witness^[12] specializing in court cases where home education is an issue.^[13] She has appeared on television and spoken on radio and has been a regular contributor at international academic conferences. As an invited speaker e.g. Seminario de Bogotá (invited Keynote address)^[14] she has shared platforms with notables such as Pat Farenga and John Taylor Gatto. Her work has regularly been mentioned in the press, e.g. The Independent 26.3.09.^[15]

In 2009 Paula Rothermel contributed to the Badman Review of Home education and further submitted evidence^[16] to the July 2009 The Children, Schools and Families Committee (the parliamentary Select Committee with oversight of the work of the Department for Children, Schools and Families) which had announced its own inquiry ^[17] into the handling of the Badman Review. Its report, which makes includes discussion of research by Paula Rothermel,^[18] was published on 16 December 2009.^[19][20]

Dr Rothermel's doctoral thesis is titled Home-Education: Rationales, Practices and Outcomes.^[21]

Paula Rothermel also works as an artist having studied as a figurative painter at the Slade School of Fine Art^[22] under the tutelage of Patrick George, Euan Uglow and Sir Lawrence Gowing between 1984-1988.

References

1. ^ WorldCat 13 citations http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=paula+rothermel&qt=results_page
2. ^ Rothermel, P. (2002) Home-Education: Aims, Practices and Rationales. PhD thesis, University of Durham.
3. ^ 13-05-03 Home-education Adjournment Debate, Westminster Hall http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040504/halltext/40504h04.htm
4. ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster. "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 May 2004 (pt 4)". Publications.parliament.uk. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040504/halltext/40504h04.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
5. ^ 04-05-04 Home-education Adjournment Debate, Westminster Hall http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030513/halltext/30513h05.htm
6. ^ Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster (2003-05-13). "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 13 May 2003 (pt 5)". Publications.parliament.uk. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030513/halltext/30513h05.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
7. ^ Rothermel, P. (2005) Can we classify motives for home education? Evaluation and Research in Education, 17(2)(3)
8. ^ Galloway, D. M. and Rothermel, P. (2005) (Eds.) Special Issue on Home-education. Evaluation and Research in Education, 17(2)(3)
9. ^ ROTHERMEL, P.J. (2009) chapter in Teach Yourself Home-Education, Durbin, D., Londond: Hodder Education
10. ^ ROTHERMEL, P.J. (2009) ‘Aprender de los Educadores en Casa’ in Education in Casa, Oprean, S. (ed).
11. ^ ROTHERMEL, P. J. (2007) 'Home Education'. In Salkind, N. J. (Ed) Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)
12. ^ "Law, expert witness and bar directory". Legal Hub. http://www.legalhub.co.uk/legalhub/app/search/result/retrieve?ctype=&vr=1.0&fulltext=rothermel&rotate=true&link=true&hide-search-result-tabs=false&td=1&ststate=S&bctocguid=Ide6206400caa11d9b720e55d2b60bfda&mdfilter=search-metadata&metadata=true&epos=1&page=0&srguid=ia744d00b00000127cf85d0d54c6970b3&sorting=false&has-search-results=true&spos=1&rs=BOL1.0&sp-td=0. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
13. ^ 2010 article 'Home Education: a desperately dangerous notion' in 'Every Child Journal' (UK), in press
14. ^ "Paula Rothermel en el Seminario de Bogotá". YouTube. 2009-11-05. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFxgZPCQvpE. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
15. ^ "Smeared by association". Hilarywilce.com. 2009-02-26. http://hilarywilce.com/feature_articles_view.php?cid=270. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
16. ^ "Uncorrected Evidence 57". Publications.parliament.uk. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmchilsch/memo/elehomed/me5702.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
17. ^ "Children, Schools and Families Committee Press Notice". Parliament.uk. http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/csf/csfpn220709.cfm. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
18. ^ "Microsoft Word - Shell for vol II.doc" (PDF). http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmchilsch/39/39ii.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
19. ^ "The House of Commons - Children, Schools and Families Committee Reports". Publications.parliament.uk. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmchilsch.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
20. ^ "Children, Schools and Families Committee Report". Publications.parliament.uk. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmchilsch.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
21. ^ "Home-Education: Rationales, Practices and Outcomes". Pjrothermel.com. http://pjrothermel.com/phd/Home.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-06. 
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External links

• Website of Paula Rothermel

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