Is There Any Solid Evidence for Expanding Compulsory Age? 

Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. February 20, 2009 LOWERING THE COMPULSORY AGE It is undeniable that definite benefits of lowering the compulsory school age and various early childhood education (ECE) programs for the general public of children are not to be found. That is,...

Strengthening the Ties that Bind

A book review of Family Ties: Relationships, Socialization, and Home Schooling by Gary Wyatt   Charles Howell Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations Northern Illinois University, Dekalb IL, chowell@niu.edu Keywords: Homeschooling, family...

Strengthening the Ties that Bind

A Provocative Thesis IN THIS MODEST volume, Gary Wyatt focuses on effects of home-schooling that he claims have been neglected in previous research: strengthening of families and socialization of children to resist the norms of dominant culture. Research on why...