by admin | Aug 10, 2009 | Research
(summary of study, August 10, 2009) The purpose of this new nationwide cross-sectional, descriptive study is to examine the educational history, demographic features, and academic achievement of home-educated students and the basic demographics of their families, and...
by admin | Jul 7, 2009 | Research
Due to the ever-increasing number of homeschoolers in the United States (Ray, 2004, 2008), the need for expanded support services provided by home education organizations is evident. This research was designed to facilitate a better understanding of the current state...
by admin | Jun 15, 2009 | Research
Sometimes news media reporters do such a poor job of reporting on the homeschool community and research done on it that this author decides he must comment. Recently, the newspaper USA Today reported the following: Profound shift in kind of families who are...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2009 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 2
Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon Claims have been made that parents who home educate their children are selfish – not giving toward the rest of society – and afraid of their children mixing with those who are different from...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2009 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 2
Ryan B. Lunsford Southwestern College, Phoenix, Arizona 85032, ryan.lunsford@swcaz.edu Abstract Examines the prevalence and perceived effectiveness of prominent event marketing tools applicable to the home education conference and bookfair sector in the United...
by admin | Feb 20, 2009 | Research
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,...
by admin | Feb 20, 2009 | Research
Is There Any Solid Evidence for Expanding Compulsory School Age? Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. February 20, 2009 Policy and law often go well beyond anything plain research evidence shows to the people, to researchers, and to legislators. Lowering and raising a state’s...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2009 | Volume 25, Issue 1
Examination of Previously Homeschooled College Students with the Big Five Model of Personality Scott White, Psy.D., is Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Belhaven College. Megan Moore, B.A., is now a Ph.D. student in the Department of Counseling and...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2009 | Volume 25, Issue 1
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...
by admin | Jan 10, 2009 | Home School Researcher, Research
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...