HOME SCHOOLERS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SOCIALIZATION

/

"What about socialization?"  The first question many parents encounter when they announce they will home educate their children is not about legality or certification but about socialization. The issue of socialization and, related to it, the development of self-esteem in home schooled children is perhaps the greatest concern of educators, courts, and laypeople alike..

Vicki D. Tillman, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1995, p. 1-6

MUSIC IN HOME EDUCATION: A CREATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING MUSIC

/

Music education in home schools is an area of curriculum that is somewhat vague and presumably less requisite than other disciplines of study..

Paul Fehrenbach, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1995, p. 11- mis??

AN ANALYSIS OF HOME EDUCATION RESEARCH AND RESEARCHERS

/

The research reported in this article was designed to update current knowledge about home education and related policy matters by examining a specific area that is infrequently a target of inquiry--the content and direction of research on home education..

Gregory J. Cizek, Ph.D. and Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., Vol. 11, No. 2, 1995, p. 1-9

HOME SCHOOLED AND CONVENTIONALLY SCHOOLED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: A COMPARISON OF APTITUDE FOR AND…

/

Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine differences in academic preparedness as well as academic achievement among college students who had attended home schools, public schools, and conventional Christian schools.
Rhonda A. Scott Galloway, Ed.D. and Joe P. Sutton, Ph.D., Vol. 11, No. 1, 1995, p. 1-9

PARENT EDUCATION LEVELS AS THEY RELATE TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN

/

The purpose of this study was to explore four questions relating to home schooling..

Joan E. Havens, Ph.D., Vol. 10, No. 4, 1994, p. 9-15

 

 

DIFFERENCES IN CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AMONG STUDENTS EDUCATED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS

/

The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in selected critical thinking skills among freshman Christian college students who graduated from various educational settings (i.e., Christian schools, public schools, Accelerated Christian Education [ACE] schools, and home schools).

Paulo C. M. de Oliveira, Ed.D., Timothy G. Watson, Ph.D., and Joe P. Sutton, Ph.D., Vol. 10, No. 4, 1994, p. 1-8


 

 

HOMESCHOOLING: PRIVATE CHOICES AND PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS

/

Because homeschoolers swim outside the mainstream, educators, policy makers and the media have given them attention beyond what their numbers might warrant. This attention is more than mere curiosity. Homeschooling requires us to consider anew the constitutional balance between majoritarian rule and individual liberty..

Patricia M. Lines, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1994, p. 9-26

PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN HOME EDUCATED CHILDREN: APTITUDE, SELF-CONCEPT, AND PEDAG…

/

Although research confirms above-average achievement among home educated children, the reasons for this superior performance have not been clearly delineated..

Richard G. Medlin, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1994, p. 1-7