by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 4
Comments on “Reconstituting the Right to Education” by Joshua E. Weishart PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments 1 Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA References to homeschooling are showing up in an increasing number of sometimes...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 4
Gregory M. Dempster Elliott Professor of Economics and Business, Hampden-Sydney College, GDempster@hsc.edu Abstract This research note represents an attempt to identify some of the major determinants of the decision to homeschool using a single, publicly...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 3
PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1 Comments on “A Randomized Control Trial of the Effects of a Statewide Voluntary Prekindergarten Program on Children’s Skills and Behaviors through Third Grade” by Lipsey, Farran, and Hofer Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 3
Sarah Pannone Wallace State Community College, sarahjeanneohman@hotmail.com Abstract The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the factors influencing homeschool curriculum choices. Within the study, three research questions were...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 2
Comments on “Are Homeschooled Adolescents Less Likely to Use Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs?” by Vaughn et al. [endnote 1] Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA Many homeschooling parents have been prodded with this leading...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 2
Shaghayegh Setayesh and MingTsan Pierre Lu University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Shaghayegh.Setayesh1@utb.edu; MingTsan.Lu@utrgv.edu Abstract We all have heard or known of families who homeschool their children. We have our assumptions about why they choose...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 1
PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments [1] Comments on “Relationships of Parental Homeschooling Approaches Including Technology Integration” by Letitia Walters Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA The variety of topics related to...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 1
Guillermo Montes Associate Professor, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. School of Education, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York gmontes@sjfc.edu Abstract Although there is substantial research on homeschooling and its correlates, much of the research has used...