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A Book Review of Homeschooling in America by Joseph Murphy

by admin | Mar 3, 2013 | Research

If you are a homeschool advocate, you might want to say, “Homeschooling always causes all the positive things associated with the educational practice.” But are you also wanting to say, “Anything negative associated with a homeschooling family or group of families is...

Special Education Teachers’ Perceptions and Beliefs Regarding Homeschooling Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

by admin | Jan 18, 2013 | Research

Currently, the incidence of autism in the general population is reported to be 1 in 88 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). According to the 2010 Part B Child Count tables from the US Department of Education, the number of students, ages 6-21, receiving...

Careful Study Finds Homeschool Advantage

by admin | Jul 7, 2011 | Research

Title: Careful Study Finds Homeschool Advantage: A Review of Martin-Chang, Gould, and Meuse, 2011 Description: Reviews a carefully done study that uses a matched-pair design. This research shows that students in structured homeschooling academically outperform...

Homeschool Population Report 2010

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...

2.04 Million Homeschool Students in the United States in 2010

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...

Home-Educated Doing Well at College: Research by Michael Cogan

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...

Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study, 2010

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...

The Harms of Homeschooling? Where Are the Premises?

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...

Homeschooling Across America: Academic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics

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...

Perceived Effectiveness of Home Education Event Marketing Tools

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...