HOME SCHOOLERS ON-LINE
This research took a look into the computer network that many home schooling parents use..
Gregory J. Marchant, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1993, p. 1-9
SCIENCE INSTRUCTION OF HOME SCHOOLED TEENAGERS
he single most important finding of my research is that parents do not teach science to their teenage home schoolers; the home schoolers teach themselves or are taught by some other source..
Joshua Hornick, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1993, p. 1-10
HOME SCHOOLING IN CONNECTICUT
ATTITUDES OF PARENTS about public schools have been seriously affected by many factors: these include the perceived increase of secular humanism (i.e, the public institutionalization of humanistic values), drug usage, teenage pregnancy and sexual promiscuity, and concern about the attainability of former President Bush’s national goals for education..
John A. Fegley, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1992, p. 9-16
LEGAL CHALLENGES TO HOME SCHOOLING: A REVIEW OF RECENT CASE LAW
THROUGHOUT HISTORY PARENTS have schooled their children within the confines of the home. It has been only in recent times that government has taken the responsibility to educate children in state operated schools..
Lyndon G. Furst, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1992, p. 1-8
SOCIALIZATION OF HOME SCHOOL CHILDREN
This paper borrows from the concepts of the "interactional" school of thought, which holds that communication is the means by which people create social reality.
Thomas C. Smedley, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1992, p. 9-16
A COMPARISON OF SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
Parents, educators, legislators, and courts have questioned whether children schooled at home are as socially well adjusted as their agemates in traditional programs. Investigation of this possible difference was the focus of this study.
Larry E. Shyers, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1992, p. 1-8
MATH: WHAT WORKS WELL AT HOME
The purpose of this study is to provide information for parents about what works well at home so that parents can adapt their own programs in more successful directions.
Howard B. Richman, William Girten, and Jay Snyder, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1992, p. 9-19
A COMPARISON OF THE FUNDAMENTAL MOTOR SKILL ABILITIES OF HOME SCHOOL AND CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL…
A review of the literature examining home school education reveals intense interest in academic outcomes and social development with no emphasis on psychomotor development.The research regarding cognitive development in home schoolers has revealed interesting results. Children who are home schooled have been reported to perform very well in academic settings. Researchers have reported that standardized test scores for home schoolers are above that of conventional school children.
Steven D. Smith Ph.D., Jilanne Bannink-Misiewicz, and Shelly Bareman, Vol. 8, No. 2, 1992, p. 1-8
WHAT HOME EDUCATORS NEED, WANT, AND USE FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS: RESULTS FROM AND ONGOING STUDY…
As the overall significance of home education is still yet to be realized, it might be wise to ask home school parents what resources they need and want from others (e.g., schools, government, and private enterprise) as they attempt to successfully educate their own children.
Maralee Mayberry, Brian D. Ray, and J. Gary Knowles, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1992, p. 9-20
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS CHARACTERISTICS OF HOME SCHOOL PARENTS: RESULTS OF AN ONGOING STUDY IN…
The available research does, offer useful information regarding the various subpopulations involved in the home school movement and provides the groundwork upon which other studies can be built.
Maralee Mayberry, Brian D. Ray, and J. Gary Knowles, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1992, p. 1-8