Home School Researcher
Home School Researcher (HSR) is a peer-reviewed, refereed, academic journal. This scholarly periodical was founded in 1985 as a quarterly publication that focuses on homeschooling research (or homeschool research). Topics covered are wide-ranging. In addition to the peer-reviewed research articles, editorials are included. Here you will find access to all back issues and the current issue.

COMMENTS ON SHEPHERD’S HOME SCHOOLING MOVEMENT STUDY

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Shepherd carefully worked his way through several topics regarding the home schooling movement: (1) the dilemma today, (2) how/why the movement came about, (3) religious liberty, (4) home schooling in Texas, (5) dimensions of the controversy in the 70s and 80s, (6) home schooling’s future, and (7) whether home schooling is an acceptable alternative to conventional schooling.

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 3, September 1986

 

THE HOME SCHOOLING MOVEMENT: AN EMERGING CONFLICT IN AMERICAN EDUCATION

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THE HOME SCHOOLING MOVEMENT: AN EMERGING CONFLICT IN AMERICAN EDUCATION (an abstract)
This paper is a narrative of various activities in the American home schooling movement focusing on the period from the 1970s to the present.

Michael Steven Shepherd, HSR Volume 2 Number 3, September 1986

 

ALASKA’ S CENTRALIZED CORRESPONDENCE STUDY PROGRAM

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During the 1984-85 school year, CCS served 1,294 students and expected to serve at least that number during the 1985-86 year. “Around 64% of our population live in urban areas but use CCS as an alternative to the regular school program. Sixteen percent live in isolated areas and can’t attend a local school. Nine percent are from families who are traveling for extended periods of time. The remainder are adults studying for the high school equivalency test” (ADE, 1986, p. 3).

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 2, June 1986

PRESENTING: JON WARTES

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Presenting Jon Wartes.

Jon Wartes, HSR Volume 2 Number 2, June 1986

COMMENTS ON THE SELF-CONCEPT STUDY BY JOHN WESLEY TAYLOR V

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“This study sought to analyze the relationship which exists between home schooling and the self-concept of children in grades four through twelve” (p.5).

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 2, June 1986

SELF-CONCEPT IN HOME-SCHOOLING CHILDREN

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This national study sought to provide an empirical base upon which to formulate viable decisions regarding home schooling children. It sought to address the issue of socialization and self-concept in home schooling children--perhaps the most frequently asked question regarding the home school.

John Wesley Taylor V, HSR Volume 2 Number 2, June 1986

HOME BASED LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

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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 suppliers.

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 1, March 1986

REVIEW OF “HOMES AS SCHOOLS” BY JACK McCURDY

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It is the result of the writer’s review of literature and discussions with various people involved in home schooling. He briefly examines five ideas related to home education.

Brian Ray, HSR Volume 2 Number 1, March 1986

PRESENTING: JOHN WESLEY TAYLOR V

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Presenting Researcher John Wesley Taylor V

John Wesley Taylor V, HSR Volume 2 Number 1, March 1986

REVIEW OF “IT DEPENDS ON YOUR AIM” BY RAYMOND MOORE

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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”

Brian Ray, HSR Vol.1 No.4, December 1985