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Dewalt, Mark W. – 2001
A 15-year study of Amish schools in the United States and Canada found that the number of Amish schools has grown dramatically from 1940 through the present. The Amish provide formal schooling only up to the eighth grade, after which adolescents are engaged in mastering a trade before entering into adulthood. The Amish once supported public…
Descriptors: Amish, Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational History
