Getting Inside Families: Exploring a Case Study Research Issue in Homeschooling

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2000 | Volume 14, Issue 3

Stephen Peter Goymer * Centre for Applied Research in Education School of Education and Professional Development University of East Anglia Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education We should … remember that all...

Self-Esteem and Home Schooling Socialization Research: A Work in Progress

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2000 | Volume 14, Issue 3

David J. Francis, Psy.D., and Timothy Z. Keith, Ph.D. Division of School Psychology Alfred University Saxon Drive Alfred, New York 14802 Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, socialization, research American public school systems have been the...

Home Education, Information, and Communication Technology and the Search for a New Paradigm in Education

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2000 | Volume 14, Issue 2

Steve Richards, M.S. (London), B.Ed. (hons), Wales Director, NorthStar UK Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, communication, technology. We are witnessing a revolution, the like of which only arises once every few centuries. Of course, one might...

Socialization and Home Educated Children: An Exploratory Study

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2000 | Volume 14, Issue 2

Bryan G. Miller, M.A.R. Human Development and Family Studies Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011 Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, socialization. Historically, the idea of parents teaching their children at home is not a new concept. However,...

Academic Intrinsic Motivation in Homeschooled Children

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2000 | Volume 14, Issue 2

Richard G. Medlin, Ph.D. Robin E. Blackmer Department of Psychology Stetson University DeLand, Florida 32720 Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education, academic achievement. Many homeschooling parents want to foster a love of learning in their children...

Public, Private, and Home School Children’s Views of Forgiveness and Retribution in Cinderella

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2000 | Volume 14, Issue 1

An examination of specific values contained in children’s literature and children’s reactions to those values is important and timely, given the current emphasis on literature-based reading instruction. This study investigated the reactions of children to the values...

The Perceived Impact of Home Schooling on the Family in General and the Mother-Teacher in Particular

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2000 | Volume 14, Issue 1

This article presents the qualitative portion (Part II) of a two-part research study. The quantitative portion (Part I) was presented in an earlier issue of Home School Researcher (Volume 13, Number 4, 1999). As the introductory and literature review sections...