by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2011 | Home School Researcher, Volume 26, Issue 1
Lina Valery Lake Worth, Florida, USA, becreative@me.com Abstract Online communication and resource sharing between elementary homeschool families was examined. Through Action Research 16 homeschool families participated in a web site devised for the purpose of...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2010 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 4
Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA Dr. Michael Cole (2010) recently presented the world with his insightful piece, entitled “What’s culture got to do with it? Educational research as a necessarily interdisciplinary enterprise,”...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2010 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 4
Richard G. Medlin Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, USA, rmedlin@stetson.edu Abstract The purpose of this research was to see if homeschooled children whose parents more accurately perceived their learning style preferences had higher academic achievement...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2010 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 3
Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA Keywords: Homeschooling, harms, premise. Data-based research has consistently revealed favorable things related to the modern homeschool movement for about 25 years.[1] [2] Theoretical...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2010 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 3
Erika M. L. Jones Del Rey Church, Playa del Rey, California 90293, erika@delreychurch.com Abstract The purpose of this study is to understand academic and social attitudes among undergraduates who have been home educated as primary or secondary students and to learn...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2009 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 2
Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon Claims have been made that parents who home educate their children are selfish – not giving toward the rest of society – and afraid of their children mixing with those who are different from...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2009 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 2
Ryan B. Lunsford Southwestern College, Phoenix, Arizona 85032, ryan.lunsford@swcaz.edu Abstract Examines the prevalence and perceived effectiveness of prominent event marketing tools applicable to the home education conference and bookfair sector in the United...
by admin | Jan 10, 2009 | Home School Researcher, Research
A Provocative Thesis IN THIS MODEST volume, Gary Wyatt focuses on effects of home-schooling that he claims have been neglected in previous research: strengthening of families and socialization of children to resist the norms of dominant culture. Research on why...