National Home Education Research Institute

Bibliography of Research on Homeschooling - International

Selected Key International Academic and Research References and Resources*

(or Home Education, Home-Based Education, or Home Schooling)

Copyright © 2008 by Brian D. Ray

September 24, 2008

 

Barratt-Peacock, John. (2003). Australian home education : A model. Evaluation and Research in Education, 17(2 & 3), 101-111. [Australia]

 

Barson, Leslie Safran. (2006). Learner-managed learning and home education: A European perspective. Bramcote, Nottingham, United Kingdom: Educational Heretics Press. [United Kingdom, Britain]

 

Budajczak, Marek. (2004). Edukacja domowa. Gdansk, Poland: Gdanskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne. (On home education in Polish; an academic treatise by Polandís leading academic scholar on the topic of homeschooling.) [Poland]

 

Burkard, Tom, & OíKeeffe, Dennis. (2005) Homeschooling: The case against compulsory school attendance laws. In Bruce S. Cooper (Ed.), Home schooling in full view: A reader, p. 229-249.  Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. [United Kingdom, Britain, and international]**

 

Cizek, Gregory J. (1993). The mismeasure of home schooling effectiveness: A commentary. Home School Researcher, 9(3), 1-4. Online http://www.nheri.org/content/view/141/27/.

 

Cooper, Bruce S. (Ed.). (2005). Home schooling in full view: A reader.  Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.**

 

Duvall, Steven F. (2005). The effectiveness of homeschooling students with special needs. In Bruce S. Cooper (Ed.), Home schooling in full view: A reader, p. 151-166. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.**

 

Duvall, Steven F., Delquadri, Joseph C., & Ward, D. Lawrence. (2004). A preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of homeschool instructional environments for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]. School Psychology Review, 33(1), 140-158.

 

Duvall, Steven F., Ward, D. Lawrence, Delquadri, Joseph C., & Greenwood, Charles R. (1997). An exploratory study of home school instructional environments and their effects on the basic skills of students with learning disabilities. Education and Treatment of Children, 20(2), 150-172.

 

Gabb, Sean. (2005). Home schooling: A British perspective. In Bruce S. Cooper (Ed.), Home schooling in full view: A reader, p. 99-227. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. [United Kingdom, Britain]**

Howell, Charles. (2005). Parental duty and the shape of the future. Home School Researcher, 16(3), 1-14. Online http://www.nheri.org/content/view/32/27/.

 

Klicka, Christopher J. (2004, August). Home schooling in the United States: A legal analysis. Available from Home School Legal Defense Association, PO Box 3000, Purcellville VA 20134, www.hslda.org.

 

Mayberry, Maralee, Knowles, J. Gary, Ray, Brian D., & Marlow, Stacey. (1995). Home schooling: Parents as educators. Newbury Park, CA: Corwin Press (of Sage Publ.).**

 

Medlin, Richard G. (1994). Predictors of academic achievement in home educated children: Aptitude, self-concept, and pedagogical practices. Home School Researcher, 10(3), 1-7. Available http://www.nheri.org/content/view/58/27/.

 

Medlin, Richard G. (1996). Creativity in home schooled children. Home School Researcher, 12(1), 7-13. Available http://www.nheri.org/content/view/48/27/.

 

Medlin, Richard G. (2000). Home schooling and the question of socialization. Peabody Journal of Education, 75(1 & 2), 107-123.**

 

Meighan, Roland, (1997). The next learning system: And why home‑schoolers are trailblazers. Bramcote Hills, Nottingham, United Kingdom: Educational Heretics Press.

 

Qaqish, Basil. (2007). A comparison of home schooled and non-home schooled students on ACT mathematics achievement test. Home School Researcher, 17(2), 1-12. Available http://www.nheri.org/content/view/205/27/.

 

Ray, Brian D. (1990). A nationwide study of home education: Family characteristics, legal matters, and student achievement. Salem, OR: National Home Education Research Institute.**

 

Ray, Brian D. (1994). A nationwide study of home education in Canada: Family characteristics, student achievement, and other topics. Salem, OR: National Home Education Research Institute.**

 

Ray, Brian D. (1997). Strengths of their own—Home schoolers across America: Academic achievement, family characteristics, and longitudinal traits. Salem, OR: National Home Education Research Institute.**

 

Ray, Brian D. (2000). Home schooling for individualsí gain and societyís common good. Peabody Journal of Education, 75 (1 & 2), 272-293.**

 

Ray, Brian D. (2000). Home schooling: The ameliorator of negative influences on learning? Peabody Journal of Education, 75(1 & 2), 71-106.**

 

Ray, Brian D. (2004). Home educated and now adults: Their community and civic involvement, views about homeschooling, and other traits. Salem, OR: National Home Education Research Institute.**

 

Ray, Brian D., & Eagleson, Bruce K. (2008, August 14). State regulation of homeschooling and homeschoolersí SAT scores. Journal of Academic Leadership, 6(3). Retrieved August 25, 2008 from http://www.academicleadership.org/emprical_research/State_Regulation_of_Homeschooling_and_Homeschoolers_SAT_Scores.shtml.

 

Rudner, Lawrence M. (1999). Scholastic achievement and demographic characteristics of home school students in 1998. Educational Policy Analysis Archives, 7(8); Retrieved 5/28/07 online http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n8/.

 

Shyers, Larry E. (1992). A comparison of social adjustment between home and traditionally schooled students. Home School Researcher, 8(3), 1-8. Available http://www.nheri.org/content/view/64/27/.

 

Somerville, Scott W. (2005). Legal rights for homeschool families. In Bruce S. Cooper (Ed.), Home schooling in full view: A reader, p. 135-149. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.**

 

Van Pelt, Deani (2003). Home education in Canada: A report on the pan-Canadian study on home education 2003. London, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Centre for Home Education, available www.hslda.ca. [Canada]

 

* All of the items above and over 1,400 more are contained in the following resource:

 

Ray, Brian D. (2009). Home Centered Learning Annotated Bibliography (revised annually) – can be ordered online at the National Home Education Research Institute.

 

** Available at the National Home Education Research Institute.