Richard Rymarz INTAMS review | Volume 17 | Issue 1 | Spring 2011 | Pages 48 > 60 A Study of Albertan Catholic Homeschoolers: Some Implications for Intergenerational Transfer of Religious Culture within Families (summary) Contemporary culture in post-industrial Western societies places great pressure on the capacity of the family to act as a conduit for intergenerational transfer of religious belief and practice. This seems to be an especial problem for Catholic families attempting to move, by way of functional specialities, from the strong ideology of Catholic family life to an effective praxis. The paper explores a particular sub-type of Catholic family, namely, those who elect to homeschool their children. By examining homeschooling families from Alberta, Canada, the capacity of the family to act as both a religious community of practise and as an agent that reinforces religious plausibility is explored. Homeschooling families are described as communities that are intentional and well networked. Richard Rymarz, born in 1961 in Melbourne, Australia, obtained his Doctorate in Education from Monash University in Melbourne and has post-graduate qualifications in theology from Australian Catholic University; he currently holds the Peter and Doris Kule Chair in Catholic Religious Education at St Joseph's College, University of Alberta, Canada, and is a visiting University Professor attached to the Quality of Life and Social Justice Flagship at Australian Catholic University. His general area of interest is in how groups pass on religious beliefs and values. His most recent book is Introduction to Catholic Education: Current Perspectives (with Michael T. Buchanan), Terrigal, NSW: David Barlow, 2008.