by admin | Jan 4, 2011 | Research
Title: 2.04 Million Homeschool Students in the United States in 2010 Description: This study report uses a variety of data sources to develop and present an updated estimate of the number of grades K to 12 homeschool students in the United States in 2010. Online...
by admin | Aug 7, 2010 | Research
Article by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.July 21, 2010 New research on college students who were home educated shows they are doing very well. Dr. Michael Cogan, director of the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, compared...
by admin | Feb 2, 2010 | Research
Article by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., posted February 13, 2015 Title: Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study, 2010 Description: This nationwide cross-sectional, descriptive study examines the educational history, demographic...
by admin | Jan 1, 2010 | Research
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Context Data-based research has consistently revealed favorable things related to the modern homeschool movement for about 25 years. Theoretical philosophical research, on the other hand, argues conflicting things about home-educating families...
by admin | Aug 10, 2009 | Research
(summary of study, August 10, 2009) The purpose of this new nationwide cross-sectional, descriptive study is to examine the educational history, demographic features, and academic achievement of home-educated students and the basic demographics of their families, and...
by admin | Jul 7, 2009 | Research
Due to the ever-increasing number of homeschoolers in the United States (Ray, 2004, 2008), the need for expanded support services provided by home education organizations is evident. This research was designed to facilitate a better understanding of the current state...
by admin | Jun 15, 2009 | Research
Sometimes news media reporters do such a poor job of reporting on the homeschool community and research done on it that this author decides he must comment. Recently, the newspaper USA Today reported the following: Profound shift in kind of families who are...
by admin | Feb 20, 2009 | Research
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. February 20, 2009 LOWERING THE COMPULSORY AGE It is undeniable that definite benefits of lowering the compulsory school age and various early childhood education (ECE) programs for the general public of children are not to be found. That is,...
by admin | Feb 20, 2009 | Research
Is There Any Solid Evidence for Expanding Compulsory School Age? Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. February 20, 2009 Policy and law often go well beyond anything plain research evidence shows to the people, to researchers, and to legislators. Lowering and raising a state’s...
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...
