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USA’s Rising Homeschool Population: A Qualitative Phenomenology of Caregivers’ Rationalizations to Homeschool – Summary and Comments

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Background                            Consider donating/supporting NHERI today There have been numerous attempts to determine the reasons why parents choose to home educate their children. A doctoral dissertation by Annora E. Gilliss contributes to the body of literature on this topic and attempts to answer this question utilizing an analytical framework not heretofore utilized in the context of […]

Defining Home Education in Contrast to Schooling Paradigms

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PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments 1 Home School Researcher, Volume 38 No. 4, 2024, p. 13-18 Douglas J. Pietersma  Editor, Home School Researcher, hsreditor@nheri.org Abstract In response the changing dynamics in the landscape of schooling and education, the need for precise definitions is crucial and this article is a preliminary attempt to begin defining home […]

Portals to Learning: A Case Study of Teacher Training for Literature and Project-based Learning

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Home School Researcher, Volume 38, No. 4, 2024, p. 1-12 Seann M. Dikkers VP of Development, Portals, Saint Paul, MN, sdikkers@portalsacademy.com Mandy McRaith Data And Hub Support, Portals, Saint Paul, MN, info@portalsacademy.com Stephanie Dikkers Curriculum Designer, Portals, Saint Paul, MN, info@portalsacademy.com Home School Researcher, Volume 38, No. 4, 2024, p. 1-12 Abstract This pilot case […]

Have a Gameplan: A Study of Homeschooler Anticipatory Memorable Messages About the College Choice

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Home School Researcher, Volume 38, No. 3, 2023, p. 1-12 Gina Reynolds Assistant Professor, Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, reyno183@purdue.edu Abstract Homeschooling in the United States provides many children with a unique educational background that may present different perspectives when considering college attendance. This study examines the memorable messages homeschooled students received regarding college, the […]

Contra-Bartholet: Rights of Children vs. Rights of the State

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PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments [note 1] Home School Researcher          Volume 38 No. 1, 2022, p. 15-17 Christopher P. Miller   elielilama@yahoo.com In Elizabeth Bartholet’s paper where she proposes to ban homeschooling in the U.S. she starts with the assumption that parents have complete control over their children from birth. Bartholet opens with “homeschooling is […]

Quantitative Insights into the Academic Outcomes of Homeschools from the Classic Learning Test

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Home School Researcher         Volume 38, No. 1, 2022, p. 1-13 Lisa M. Treleaven College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Houston Christian University, Houston, Texas, ltreleaven@hbu.edu Abstract Homeschools have grown in prevalence in recent decades in the United States, including an unprecedented increase in homeschooling rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present quantitative study sought to […]

Deciding Not to School Children: A Socio-Economic Profiling of Education Without School in Colombia

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Home School Researcher       Volume 36 No. 2, 2022, p. 1-10 Erwin Fabián García López Coordinator, Action Research Initiative on Alternative Education, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, efgarcial@unal.edu.co   Ana Paulina Maya Zuluaga Diego Armando Poveda García María Constanza Ríos Marín Adriana Francisca Salinas Esteban Abstract Education without school is a growing social phenomenon. Colombian families […]

Study on Child Abuse and Neglect and Homeschooling Dispels Conventionally Held Views

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A new study on child abuse and neglect and homeschooling dispels conventionally held views. Scholars, policymakers, and special interest groups have had heated debates during the last few years regarding whether there is more abuse and neglect of public school, private school, or homeschool students. The claims and allegations have often flown too fast and […]

Beating a Dead Horse: Why Socialization is an Insignificant Issue for Homeschooling

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PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1 Home School Researcher     Volume 37, No. 4, 2022, p. 11-13 Douglas J. Pietersma  Director, Homestead Homeschool Cooperative, Cheyenne, Wyoming, douglas@altametallc.com Keywords: home education, homeschool, socialization It seems that whenever homeschooling is discussed, whether on social media, in books, in academic studies, or even in random conversations on the street, the issue […]

Transcending “Standard” Curricula: Homeschooling Pedagogy that Promotes Cultural Compassion and Self-Efficacy

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Home School Researcher        Volume 37 No. 4, 2022, p. 1-10 Transcending “Standard” Curricula: Homeschooling Pedagogy that Promotes Cultural Compassion and Self-Efficacy Alivia R. Miller Preservice Secondary Educator, Behavioral Sciences Department, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, Cincinnati, Ohio, millerav@mail.uc.edu Angela M. Miller-Hargis Associate Professor, Behavioral Sciences Department, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, Cincinnati, Ohio, millai@ucmail.uc.edu Abstract […]