Homeschooling Research, Studies, and Scholarship

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Homeschooling and the homeschool community have undergone a notable resurgence around the world since the late 1970s. Homeschooling research is growing quickly. This page is your gateway to research and academic perspectives and scholarship regarding the homeschool movement in general and homeschool families and children (or students) in particular, and homeschooling in the context of larger society. Other terms similar to homeschooling are home schooling, home education, home-based education, and unschooling.

Here are a few key resources on homeschooling research:

Facts on Homeschooling – Most Current FREE to print out
2.04 Million Homeschool Students in the United States in 2010 FREE to print out
Bibliography of Research: Selected Key International References FREE to print out

Research Studies, References, Academic Scholarship, and Bibliographies
Access, explore, sort, and export more than 1,800 annotated homeschool research references, and more.

Home School Researcher Journal
Home School Research is a peer-reviewed, refereed, academic journal.

Homeschooling Research News
The National Home Education Research Institute regularly announces new homeschooling research that is done by NHERI, scholars associated with institutions, and independent researchers from around the world.

Get Connected for Research and More
To be notified of new homeschooling research or to follow the activities of the research institute NHERI, sign up here.