Context Homeschooling has grown phenomenally during the past 30 years around the world, and especially during the past two years. For example, “The number of homeschooling families approved by the Israel Ministry of Education increased by 700% from 2005 through 2019” (Madara & BenDavid-Hadar, 2021). Numerous studies have examined the demographics and academic achievement of […]
Home School Researcher, Volume 37, No. 2, 2022, p. 1-9 Jillene Grover Seiver and Elisa A. Pope Department of Psychology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, jseiver@ewu.edu Abstract To examine the issue of socialization, a survey study of 112 18-25 year olds who were homeschooled (n=52), publicly schooled (n=51), or privately schooled (n=9) during K-12 was […]
Home School Researcher, Volume 37 No. 1, 2021, p. 1-10 Elizabeth Lapon Assistant Professor of Education, Franklin Pierce University, Sudbury, Massachusetts, lapone@franklinpierce.edu Abstract The purpose of this autoethnographic study is to describe certain ways in which homeschool education can nurture the needs of the whole child. The fact that many parents for the first time […]
Home School Researcher, Volume 36 No. 4, 2021*, p. 1-7, (* This issue was originally scheduled to be published in 2020.) Jillene Grover Seiver and Elisa A. Pope Department of Psychology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, jseiver@ewu.edu Abstract A common concern about homeschooled children is socialization. To examine this issue a survey study of 94 […]
Home School Researcher, Volume 36, No. 3, 2021*, p. 1-5 (* This issue was originally scheduled to be published in 2020.) Zena Tredinnick-Kirby Pennsylvania State University, zmk4@psu.edu Abstract The discourse of feminism, modern homeschooling, and an arts-based education are fused in this paper to align each one of those topics separated and seeing how they […]
The Context One new study and a review of previous work offer new insights on abuse and neglect of children in public schools, private schools, and homeschooling. Various scholars and others have claimed that either homeschool children are at more risk than other children of experiencing child abuse or neglect or that whatever the risk […]
The Context The number of families practicing homeschooling has exploded during the past year. Recent data from the United States Census Bureau and several state governments show that homeschooling continued growing from spring of 2019 to spring of 2020. Then, however, in response to government lockdowns about health concerns (Covid-19, Coronavirus), the number of homeschool […]
Home School Researcher, Volume 36, No. 1, 2020, p. 1-10 PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1,[1] Rebecca Filipek North Dakota, refilipek@gmail.com PDF download Abstract Homeschool teachers and mothers are thoroughly invested in the moral formation of their children and are therefore concerned with finding various ways to teach them morals and virtue. How can literature […]
Home School Researcher, Volume 35, No. 4, 2020, p. 1-4 PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1,[1] A Review of the Book Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice by James Dwyer and Shawn Peters Angela R. Watson A Senior Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, Johns Hopkins University, awatso43@jhu.edu PDF download […]
by Seann Dikkers, Ph.D. Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE) An article entitled “Home-schooled kids costing local boards $”recently posted (Oct 20, 2020).[i] The piece was sent to me by a friend as another example of a curious position that some school districts take. The author, Jenna Cocullo, sums it up well, […]
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