Entries by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.

[A review/summary of] “A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HOME SCHOOLING FAMILIES IN…

The purpose of Rose’s research “… was to determine why parents/guardians have removed their child/children from either the public or private schools in order to instruct them at a place other than school (home instruction)” (p. 106)  and to determine the attitudes and responses of affected school districts toward these home schoolers?

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 4, December 1986

 

 

On “Adults’ cognitive demands at home and at nursery school”…

Tizard, Hughes, Pinkerton, and Carmichael (1982) were interested in four-year-olds as they compared adults’ cognitive demands on girls at home and at nursery school. The two treatments for each girl were being at nursery school with a teacher(s) in the morning and at home with her mother in the afternoon.

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 3, September 1986

 

COMMENTS ON SHEPHERD’S HOME SCHOOLING MOVEMENT STUDY

Shepherd carefully worked his way through several topics regarding the home schooling movement: (1) the dilemma today, (2) how/why the movement came about, (3) religious liberty, (4) home schooling in Texas, (5) dimensions of the controversy in the 70s and 80s, (6) home schooling’s future, and (7) whether home schooling is an acceptable alternative to conventional schooling.

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 3, September 1986

 

ALASKA’ S CENTRALIZED CORRESPONDENCE STUDY PROGRAM

During the 1984-85 school year, CCS served 1,294 students and expected to serve at least that number during the 1985-86 year. “Around 64% of our population live in urban areas but use CCS as an alternative to the regular school program. Sixteen percent live in isolated areas and can’t attend a local school. Nine percent are from families who are traveling for extended periods of time. The remainder are adults studying for the high school equivalency test” (ADE, 1986, p. 3).

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 2, June 1986