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WILL THE SEPARATION OF SCHOOL AND STATE STRENGTHEN FAMILIES? : SOME EVIDENCE FROM FERTILITY PATTERNS
I have been asked to address the contention that a separation of school and state will result in the strengthening of families and the improvement of parenthood..
Alan Carlson, Ph.D., Volume 12, No. 2, 1996, p. 1-5
CREATIVITY IN HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN
By teaching their children at home, home schooling parents would seem to have the opportunity to develop a learning environment in which creativity could be encouraged. Indeed, these parents often cite an unstructured atmosphere, a flexible curriculum, and activities based on the child’s interests as particular advantages of home schooling (Mayberry, 1993)..
Richard G. Medlin, Ph.D., Volume 12, No. 1, 1996, p. 7-13
PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ACTIVITY CHARACTERISTICS OF HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN
It is clear that researchers, as well as parents, have been very interested in their home schooled children's total development—academic (cognitive), social and emotional (affective), and spiritual. However, one very important part of the whole development model that needs further examination is the physical..
Dale DeVoe, Ph.D., Cathy Kennedy, Ph.D., and Crystal A. Lloyd, M.S., Volume 12, No. 1, 1996, p. 1-6
HOME SCHOOLING: WHAT’S HARD? WHAT HELPS?
The purpose of this research was to identify what home schooling parents find most difficult about teaching their children at home, what sources of support are available to them, and which of these they find most helpful..
Richard G. Medlin, Volume 11, No. 4, p. 1-6
HOME SCHOOLING: AN EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
Programmed instruction was thought to be dead—and home schooling a novelty with a short life expectancy. The call for educational reform, however, has made these concepts more than a jumble of unrelated ideas..
Robert W. Butler, Volume 11, No. 4, 1995, p. 7-16
THE IMPACT OF HOMESCHOOLING ON MATH EDUCATION
The purpose of this present study was to analyze the factors related to the development of math skills in a homeschool environment and to help parents be more effective..
Jack A. Sande, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1995, p. 7-15
HOME SCHOOLERS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SOCIALIZATION
"What about socialization?" The first question many parents encounter when they announce they will home educate their children is not about legality or certification but about socialization. The issue of socialization and, related to it, the development of self-esteem in home schooled children is perhaps the greatest concern of educators, courts, and laypeople alike..
Vicki D. Tillman, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1995, p. 1-6
MUSIC IN HOME EDUCATION: A CREATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING MUSIC
Music education in home schools is an area of curriculum that is somewhat vague and presumably less requisite than other disciplines of study..
Paul Fehrenbach, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1995, p. 11- mis??
AN ANALYSIS OF HOME EDUCATION RESEARCH AND RESEARCHERS
The research reported in this article was designed to update current knowledge about home education and related policy matters by examining a specific area that is infrequently a target of inquiry--the content and direction of research on home education..
Gregory J. Cizek, Ph.D. and Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., Vol. 11, No. 2, 1995, p. 1-9
HOME SCHOOLED AND CONVENTIONALLY SCHOOLED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: A COMPARISON OF APTITUDE FOR AND…
Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine differences in academic preparedness as well as academic achievement among college students who had attended home schools, public schools, and conventional Christian schools.
Rhonda A. Scott Galloway, Ed.D. and Joe P. Sutton, Ph.D., Vol. 11, No. 1, 1995, p. 1-9