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Homeschooling Internationally: Theoretical Approaches and Practical Phenomena

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2014 | Volume 30, Issue 2

Marek Budajczak University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan, Poland, putaiszy@amu.edu.pl, homeed@poczta.onet.pl Keywords: homeschooling, home education, schools, public education, compulsory education, international, law, case study, Poland Homeschooling in its...

The Most Private Private Education: Home Education in Australia

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2013 | Volume 29, Issue 4

The Most Private Private Education: Home Education in Australia Rebecca English Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia, r.english@qut.edu.au Abstract In Australia, the decision to home educate is...

Economic Impact of Home and Private Schooling on the Public Education System: Iowa as a Case Study

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2013 | Volume 29, Issue 3

Economic Impact of Home and Private Schooling on the Public Education System: Iowa as a Case Study Douglas P. Dotterweich Professor of Economics and Eastman Credit Union Fellow in the Department of Economics and Finance, East Tennessee State University,...

A Heuristic Inquiry into the Stress that Home Educators Experience

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2013 | Volume 29, Issue 2

Jennifer Rathmell Chiang Mai, Thailand, jen@rathmell.com1 Gail Collins Department of Education, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, glcollins@liberty.edu Abstract The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the stress that families incur when they...

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...

Transition from Home Education to Higher Education: Academic and Social Issues

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...

Who’s Afraid of “the Other”? How About Mixing It Up?

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...

Perceived Effectiveness of Home Education Event Marketing Tools

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...

Examination of Previously Homeschooled College Students with the Big Five Model of Personality

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2009 | Volume 25, Issue 1

Examination of Previously Homeschooled College Students with the Big Five Model of Personality Scott White, Psy.D., is Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Belhaven College. Megan Moore, B.A., is now a Ph.D. student in the Department of Counseling and...

Homeschooled Students’ Adjustment to College

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2007 | Volume 17, Issue 4

Emotional, Social and Academic Adjustment to College: A Comparison between Christian Home Schooled and Traditionally Schooled College Freshmen Scott White, Elizabeth Williford, John Brower, Terance Collins, Roman Merry, and Maryam Washington Department of Psychology,...