Entries by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.

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

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Uses quantitavie methods (in this part 1 of the study) to determine the perceptions of the mother-teacher in home schooling families as to the impact of the home schooling process on the family in general, and on the mother-teacher in particular (i.e., its effect on the roles and attending responsibilities of mother, teacher, wife, and individual).

 

 

Susan A. McDowell, Ed.D., Volume 13, No. 4, 1999, p. 1-21

 

 

A Radical Ideology for Home Education: The Journey of John Holt from School Critic to Home School…

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This study, based on a chronological treatment of primary sources, deals with the philosophical underpinnings of the home school movement from the tradition of the radical left, by examining the works of John Holt, the man perhaps most influential in providing an intellectual base for the radical segment of the movement.

Casey Patrick Cochran, Ph.D., Volume 13, No. 3, 1999, p. 1-10

 

 

Acceleration: A Case Study of Home Schooling

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while special withdrawal programs are usually broad-based in approach and allow students to leave their regular class for a specified amount of time for special instruction with a resource teacher, they may not meet the needs of an extremely gifted child or be relevant to his or her talent areas. Can home schooling provide the type of accelerated learning needed by some gifted students?.

Janice Leroux, Ph.D. and David Bell, B.A., B.Ed., Volume 13, No. 1, 1998, p. 1-6

CHILDREN’S PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR HOME SCHOOLING EXPERIENCES

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If a major parental motivation for home educating children is to address their unique individual needs (Lines, 1987; Van Galen, 1987), then one important measure of whether or not those needs have been met is home schooled children’s perceptions of their educational experience. It is for this reason that this study investigates the effect of parents’ motivations for home schooling on children’s perceptions of their home schooling experience. .

Don C. Adams, Ph.D. and Shannon R. Purdy, M.Ed., Volume 12, No. 3, 1996, p. 1-8

CREATIVITY IN HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN

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By teaching their children at home, home schooling parents would seem to have the opportunity to develop a learning environment in which creativity could be encouraged. Indeed, these parents often cite an unstructured atmosphere, a flexible curriculum, and activities based on the child’s interests as particular advantages of home schooling (Mayberry, 1993)..

Richard G. Medlin, Ph.D., Volume 12, No. 1, 1996, p. 7-13

PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS OF HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN

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It is clear that researchers, as well as parents, have been very interested in their home schooled children’s total development—academic (cognitive), social and emotional (affective), and spiritual. However, one very important part of the whole development model that needs further examination is the physical..

Dale DeVoe, Ph.D., Cathy Kennedy, Ph.D., and Crystal A. Lloyd, M.S.,  Volume 12, No. 1, 1996, p. 1-6