Entries by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.

Social Skills: A Comparison Study

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Social Skills of Home Schooled and Conventionally Schooled Children: A Comparison Study 

Addresses the socialization issue regading the home educated through the use of a social-skill measure that examined parents’ perceptions of their children’s social skills. The purpose of this research was to determine whether home-educated children’s social skills differ from those of a paired comparison group of conventionally schooled children.

 

David J. Francis, Psy.D., and Timothy Z. Keith, Ph.D., Volume 16, No. 1, 2004, p. 15-24

 

 

Unexplored Territory: Writing Instruction in Pennsylvania Homeschool Settings, Grades 9-12, Part II1

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Unexplored Territory: Writing Instruction in Pennsylvania Homeschool Settings, Grades 9-12, Part II

Mapping aspects of one of homeschooling’s virgin areas—writing instruction—is the objective of this study. Primary data originate in semi-structured parent and secondary student interviews shaped by elements qualitative models and a phenomenological model. Concludes that learning write in home-based and parent-directed ways is a consequential instructional activity and that families in this study model significantly different outcomes.

 

Elaine Huber, Ph.D., Volume 16, No. 1, 2004, p. 1-13

 

 

Social Development in Traditionally Schooled and Home Educated Children: A Case for Increased . . .

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“Examines the factors that may contribute to the social development of children especially in regards to peer influence and parental involvement and monitoring. These effects are examined by looking at their influence across traditionally schooled and home schooled populations.

 

Michael S. Brady, Volume 15, No. 4, 2003, p. 11-18

 

 

Home Schooling Children With Special Needs: A Descriptive Study

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This study provides descriptive information on the home school special needs population. Furthermore, it provides insight into (a) why parents of special needs students are choosing to educate them at home, (b) how those home schools are conducted, and (c) what the families’ perceptions are of the success of their undertaking.
Jane Grenfell Duffey, Ph.D., Volume 15, No. 2, 2002, p. 1-13

Home-Schooled Students’ Perceptions of the Transition to Public School: Struggles, Adjustments, …

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“Describes, from homeschooled students’ perspectives, the struggles and issues they face as they enter the public school classroom. In particular, describes reasons why families discontinue homeschooling and the ideological conflicts that are persuasive when home schooled students transition into public schools.

 

Michael H. Romanowski, Ph.D., Volume 15, No. 1, 2002, p. 1-12.