by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 4
Gregory J. Cizek Assistant Professor of Educational Research and Measurement University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio 43606 Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, assessment The past two decades have witnessed an amazing proliferation of alternative...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 4
Steven W. Kelley Doris Hancock Elementary School 1661 Lindell Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, socialization Every child will undergo social experiences as the price of admission to civilized society (McNeil, 1968)....
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 3
During the past two decades, home schooling has emerged as a distinctive social movement in the United States. The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical framework for analyzing the social movement participation of home schooling parents. Drawing upon...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 3
Paul Kitchen School of Education Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 49104 Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, socialization. IN THE PAST DECADE, what had begun as a trickle of parents pulling their children out of traditional schools and...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 3
Norma S. Hedin Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Ft. Worth, Texas 76122 Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, religion, Baptist. A GROWING NUMBER of parents are choosing home schooling over public or private school education (Holt, 1983, p....
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 2
This study is a naturalistic inquiry into the concerns and functions of home schooling parent support groups in Kansas as determined by home schooling parent support group leaders. It provides an analysis of characteristics found in common among the various autonomous...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 1
Since the State of Virginia began to keep records in 1984, the number of children involved in home schooling grew from 504 (1984-85) to 2,934 (1989-90), an increase of 482% (Virginia Department of Education, 1984-1989). There have been studies that have provided a...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 1991 | Volume 07, Issue 1
This was an historical-descriptive study. Its purpose was to determine the nature of the philosophical ideas that are currently influencing the home schooling movement through a content analysis of a representative sample of books, magazines, workshop materials, and...
