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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Home School Researcher Volume 37, No. 3, 2022, p. 1-10 Counseling Preferences of Homeschooling Families Leslie Contos Division of Psychology and Counseling, Governors State University, University Park, IL lesliecontos@gmail.com Eman Tadros Assistant Professor, Division of Psychology and Counseling, Governors State University, University Park, IL emantadros@gmail.com Abstract This study measured homeschooling parents’ perceptions of actual and preferred […]