by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 3
Purpose of the Study. This paper is a narrative of various activities in the American home schooling movement focusing on the period from the 1970s to the present. It demonstrates how both alternative school advocates and “religious right” groups participate in the...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 2
Alaska’s Centralized Correspondence Study Program (CCS) “…is a complete K-12 education program delivered to students at home through the mails” and is operated by the Alaska Department of Education (ADE) (ADE, 1986, p. 3). It is open to any Alaskan resident who...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 2
I sometimes introduce myself as a “public school counselor who was originally opposed to homeschooling but is now homeschooling my own children.” Initially I thought home schooling could not possibly work because of the importance of highly qualified teachers to the...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 2
Taylor’s study (see above) is an empirical study of interest to the education profession in general. The areas of specialization include the affective domain and home schooled children. Purpose. “This study sought to analyze the relationship which...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 2
The home schooling movement appears to be in an upward trend in America. It has arisen to the notice of parents, educators, legislatures, and judicial systems. Legitimate questions have been raised regarding the home school. Many of the answers, however, have been...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 1
The Hewitt Research Foundation presented its “Home Based Leadership Conference” on February 17, 1986 at the Hyatt Hotel in Princeton, New Jersey. It was a day-long event which included talks, panel discussions, question-answer sessions, and displays by curriculum...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 1
“Homes as schools” is the title of chapter eleven in the publication Choices in Schools: What’s Ahead and What to Do by Jack McCurdy (National School Public Relations Association, 1501 Lee Highway, Suite 201, Arlington, VA 22209, 1985, 57 p.). It is the result of the...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 1986 | Volume 02, Issue 1
My interest in home schooling dates back to childhood days. My parents decided to home school their children as a matter of conviction. They believed that the home was the most ideal environment for fostering creativity, inquiry, and practical learning. ...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 1985 | Volume 01, Issue 4
Moore gives a succinct summary of what historians and educational researchers have to say about how soon children should enter formal schools. His conclusion is that he finds no “replicable research suggesting that normal children should be schooled before age 8”...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 1985 | Volume 01, Issue 4
The purpose of the study was to profile the Alaska home student and family. It focused on Centralized Clorrespondence Study (CC/S) enrollees whose names were available in the CC/S directory. Adult and student questionnaires designed to elicit profile data were mailed...
