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Research Sponsored Links About Homeschool Research Wikipedia Homeschooling is Highly Flawed Postcard Just what is the Wikipedia for anyway? I really thought it was about being a collaborative effort among those who know homeschooling? Apparently not. By Ann Zeise. Countering Problems Created by Research on Families Being aware of the biases, flaws, and untrustworthiness of most research helps us maintain our confidence in the face of research that claims our children need repeated screening from birth on and attendance at a conventional preschool at early ages. It also helps us work for public policies that support children and their families. By Larry and Susan Kaseman, HEM J/F 2010. Does Homeschooling Research Help Homeschooling How will this research affect homeschooling, they wonder? What are the potential pitfalls and problems? And somehow the questionnaire seems like an invasion of privacy which fails to capture the most important aspects of homeschooling anyway. Evidence for Homeschooling: Constitutional Analysis in Light of Social Science Research By Deborah Schwarzer, et al. The paper is based largely on the brief that they wrote and submitted about the efficacy of homeschooling. Download now. You will probably have to join before being allowed to download. The Kingdom That Never Was: Inaccuracies in a Sociological Study of Homeschooling A recently published sociological study of homeschooling contains serious misinformation that we homeschoolers need to understand and be able to counter. By Larry and Susan Kaseman, HEM J/F 02. Three Key Points About Homeschooling - Indiana University We don't have any comprehensive data about U.S. homeschoolers nationally: total number of homeschoolers, learning outcomes, or anything else. Claims that the "average homeschooler" outperforms public and private school students are simply not justified. There is no such thing as a "typical homeschooler." Undoing The Harms of Homeschooling From Reaction to Prevention, by Kate Brunner. An article provocatively entitled, "The Harms of Homeschooling," by Georgetown Law Center professor, Robin L. West, was published in the Summer/Fall 2009 issue of University of Maryland's Philosophy & Public Policy Quarterly. The piece recently caught the attention of the American homeschooling community with the author's harsh policy recommendations. Academic Research An Exploratory Study of the Role of Technology in the Rise of Homeschooling Author: Andrade, Albert G., Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Instructional Technology (Education), 2008. The purpose of the research was to understand the relationship between the advent and wide-scale diffusion of computer and communication technologies and the growth of home education in the U.S. Download Full Text. 202 pages. Home-Education: Rationales, Practices and Outcomes Research by Paula Rothermel of the University of Durham explored the aims and practices of home-educating families from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. University of Durham, 2002. Home Schooling as a Social Movement: Identifying the Determinants of Homeschoolers' Perceptions A study done on a segment of home-based charter school students and their families in California. This study was done to get a handle on the homeschooling community, and homeschoolers were not a part of the study! Must be purchased. Home Schooling: School Choice and Women's Time Use Home schooling has grown rapidly and now (2002) comprises over two percent of school children. I model home schooling choice using household-level data from the 1996 and 1999 National Household Education Survey and, in a separate model, district-level data from Wisconsin. By Eric Isenberg, Washington University, Homeschooling Comes of Age The rise of homeschooling is one of the most significant social trends of the past half century. This reemergence of what is in fact an old practice has occurred for a distinctly modern reason: a desire to wrest control from the education bureaucrats and reestablish the family as central to a child's learning. Patricia M. Lines, The Public Interest, July 1, 2000. Homeschooling and the Redefinition of Citizenship A. Bruce Arai, Wilfrid Laurier University. This paper reviews the research on homeschooling, as well as the major objections to it, and frames these debates within the broader issues of citizenship and citizenship education. Modeling School Choice: A Comparison of Public, Private­Independent, Private­Religious and Home-Schooled Students Of these, home-schooling is the most novel: since legalization across the states in the last few decades, it has grown in importance and legitimacy as an alternative choice. Thus, it is now possible to investigate the motivation for home-schooling, relative to the other schooling options. By Clive R. Belfield, Columbia University. Research Shows Benefits of Homeschooling Dr. Raymond S. Moore: As the one whose research is generally credited for the founding of this fast-growing educational phenomenon, I would like to clarify a few crucial points about homeschooling. Research Studies, Academic Papers, & Related Publications These bibliographies will be updated regularly. Currently, there are nearly 1,500 distinct citations provided among the following lists. Lists by topic, author, date, and format. Understudied Education: Toward Building a Homeschooling Research Agenda By Kariane Mari Nemer, UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. In pursuit of a comprehensive knowledge of national education, therefore, we need to direct more attention to understanding the education of homeschooled children. Moreover, such studies will generate a wealth of information applicable to broader educational settings. Who Is Pat Lines and Why Is She Writing About Homeschooling? Intentionally or not, recent writings by Patricia M. Lines work against homeschooling. By Larry and Susan Kaseman. HEM N/D 03. Effective Learning Techniques The Education Freedom Index An equally weighted average of five measures: charter school options, government-assisted private school options, home-schooling options, inter-district transfer options, and relocation options. By Jay P. Greene, Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Investigating young children's perceptions of homeschooling This paper suggests how we may bridge the divide that currently exists between home-based education and institutional schooling in order to bring benefits to children and families alike as we head towards the year 2000. By Donna Broadhurst, 1999. New Horizons For Learning Website designed around a "building" motif, translating research and theory into workable solutions for contemporary learning. Virtual Schooling At The Middle Grades: A Case Study The purpose if this study was to investigate a virtual program, providing descriptions and assessments from the different participants at the host junior high school. By Del Litke. See also Learning Government Research Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics Home schooling is a more radical departure from education as it is currently practiced, it affects more schools, and it has the potential to force numerous adjustments to current curricular practices. By Kurt J. Bauman, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002. Homeschooling in Nevada: The Budgetary Impact by John T. Wenders, Ph.D.* and Andrea D. Clements, Ph.D.* A new study by the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) finds homeschooled students save Nevada taxpayers millions of dollars each year, refuting the notion that homeschooling costs school districts funding. Overview. See also Success Stories Ultra-Conservative Sponsored Research Take note that these studies tend to use small samples of Christian homeschoolers only and do not accurately reflect the whole homeschool population. Their aim is to promote the Protestant Reconstructionist agenda. Rebuttals included here. Another Side of the PJE study of Tennessee Homeschooling First published as "A Response to: 'the Home Schooling Mother-Teacher Toward a Theory of Social Integration' by Susan A. McDowell of the Peabody Journal of Education" at EducationNews.org on 9/14/00. By TnHomeEd owner, Kay Brooks. High-Flying Home-Schoolers More impressive than these test scores is the study's analysis of the variables that impact standardized test scores, such as parents' level of education and family income. For example, home-schoolers whose parents do not have college degrees still tested in the 83rd percentile. Homeschooling: Back To the Future Isabel Lyman's thoughtful research paper about homeschooling. CATO Institute. January 7, 1998. Homeschooling Benefits Homeschooled kids are less preoccupied with peer acceptance, By William R. Mattox Jr. SF Chronicle. Research by Brian Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute. Home schooling improves academic performance and reduces impact of socio-economic factors Release Date: October 04, 2007. TORONTO, ONüHome schooling appears to improve the academic performance of children from families with low levels of education, according to a report on home schooling released today by independent research organization The Fraser Institute. Nearly Nine of Ten Oregonians Would Opt Out of Regular Public Schools January 5, 2009. Nearly nine out of ten Oregon residents would send their children to private, charter, or virtual schools, or educate their children in a home school setting if they had the decision-making authority, according to the results of a public opinion survey released today by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, the Cascade Public Policy Institute, and several other state and national organizations. Homeschooling on the Threshhold National Homeschool Education Research Institution (NHERI) provides statistics about Christian homeschoolers and their families. Do note that it omits the rest of the homeschooling population. Fraser Study, October 2007 The Fraser Study: Puffing Up Homeschooling and Selling Our Freedoms This column addresses major problems with the Fraser study, explains why we should not cite the study despite its positive statements about homeschooling, and suggests ways we can minimize the damage it does. By Larry and Susan Kaseman, HEM J/F 08. Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream, 2nd Edition This second edition builds on the original with new research and data. The paper considers the educational phenomenon of home schooling in Canada and the United States, its regulation, history, growth, and the characteristics of practitioners before reviewing the findings on the academic and social effects of home schooling. Rudner's Study for HSLDA Contextualizing Homeschooling Data: A Response to Rudner Why Rudner's analysis of the BJU data fails to offer a straightforward explanation of important and striking limitations. By Kariane Mari Welner, UCLA, and Kevin G. Welner, UP. HSLDA Study: Embarrassing and Dangerous This study reports on the academic achievements of only a very narrow group of homeschoolers and is not at all representative of the homeschooling community as a whole, so its findings do not apply to homeschoolers in general. Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics ... of Home School Students in 1998. Lawrence M. Rudner. Study used students located through Bob Jones and HSLDA only, so results skewed toward fundamentalist Christian homeschoolers. Testing the Boundaries Testing the Boundaries of Parental Authority over Education: The Case of Homeschooling by Rob Reich. Abstract: How should the liberal state regulate homeschooling, the arrangement that gives parents the most control over the education of children? (This link goes to a book. This article is in the book.) The Debate The Boundaries of Parental Authority A Response to Rob Reich of Stanford University The real root of the problem home education presents to Reich is that home educators have removed themselves from America's educational system and its underlying values. By Thomas W. Washburne, J.D. Let's Stop Aiding and Abetting Academicians' Folly We need to be prepared to counter academic papers about homeschooling (such as the recent one by Reich) to minimize the chances of their being used to support increased regulation of homeschooling. By Larry and Susan Kaseman. Uncertain of Sponsor's Status Homeschooling in the United States: 1999 The Parent Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program, 1999 (Parent-NHES:1999) provides a comprehensive set of information that may be used to estimate the number and characteristics of homeschoolers in the United States.

Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement by Mitchell L. Stevens Moving from why parents opt for home-schooling to the long-term effects on their children, he draws on interviews with a mix of parents from fundamentalist Christians to pagans and educational radicals and persuasively contextualizes the movement within the "organizational strategies of the progressive left and the religious right" in their attempt to preserve their core set of values: "the sanctity of childhood and the primacy of family in the face of an increasingly competitive and bureaucratized society." 15 pages of exerpts available. The Schools Our Children Deserve Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards" by Kohn, Alfie Teacher-turned-writer Alfie Kohn takes on traditional-education giants like E.D. Hirsch, along with practically every state government "raising the bar" and toughening standards, in this attack on the back-to-basics movement. 1999 Hardcover Left Back : A Century of Failed School Reforms by Ravitch, Diane Ravitch "Whenever the academic curriculum was diluted or minimized, large numbers of children were pushed through the school system without benefit of a genuine education," she writes. 2001 Paperback School Can Wait by Raymond S. Moore, Dorothy N. Moore Readiness For Learning. Despite early excitement for school, many, if not most, early entrants (ages 4, 5, 6, etc.) are tired of school before they are out of the third or fourth grades ­ at about the ages and levels we found that they should be starting. The Homeschooling Revolution by Isabel Lyman This book is the best overview of the "Homeschooling Revolution" that I've seen. The author is a Ph.D social scientist and a homeschooling Mom. Her writing style is informal and friendly. This book is not a "how to" book on homeschooling, it is a serious yet engaging look at the homeschooling movement. It has plenty of references to useful homeschooling resources.   More homeschooling books here   Drivers Ed Teens, earn your driving certificate from the comfort of your own computer. Drivers Ed - By State - Safe Driving   Homeschool Spanish Program With homeschool tutorial and free lesson plans. Circle of Friends Penpal Club Since 1997, our award winning Club has set the standard for epal safety. Our web-based system is self-contained, with bad word and personal information filters, REPORT ME links to customer service, Live Help and parental controls that fine tune each member's messaging experience.   Home Education Magazine Every issue of this award-winning magazine features outstanding articles on a variety of subjects, interesting and informative columns by experienced homeschoolers, and reviews of the best new homeschooling resources. An excellent source of support and encouragement for homeschooling! Subscription Form.

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