Homeschoolers and Health

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Dec 31, 2019 | Research, Volume 34, Issue 4

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Parent Perspectives: Curriculum and Homeschooling Approaches

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2017 | Volume 33, Issue 4

Jesse Thomas Sharp Academy, Lubbock, Texas   Abstract There is usually not much difficulty finding out the learning materials that are used in the public schools.  Today, many states share similar standards and curricular sources.  However, the task of uncovering...

Brief Comments on “That Kind of Girl: Effects of Homeschooling on the Sexual Health of Women and Girls” by Vicry

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2017 | Volume 33, Issue 3

Brief Comments on  “That Kind of Girl: Effects of Homeschooling on the Sexual Health of Women and Girls” by Vicry PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1  Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon Keywords: homeschooling, home schooling, home...

Homeschooling Growth Nationwide: Multiple Data Points Indicate a Continued Increase through 2016

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2017 | Volume 33, Issue 2

Homeschooling Growth Nationwide: Multiple Data Points Indicate a Continued Increase through 2016 PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1  Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon Keywords: homeschooling, home schooling, home education,...

Sensemaking in Non-Public School Choices

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2017 | Volume 33, Issue 1

Myra B. Lovett Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction, University of Louisiana at Monroe, mlovett@ulm.edu   Timothy G. Ford Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Oklahoma, tgford@ou.edu   Abstract Using...

Homeschooled Teachers and the Apprenticeship of Observation

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2016 | Volume 32, Issue 4

Jennifer Locraft Cuddapah and Christy Danko Graybeal Associate Professors, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, cuddapah@hood.edu and graybeal@hood.edu   Abstract Although teacher educators often lament that teachers teach as they were taught, it is commonly...

Compliance in Homeschooled Children

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2011 | Home School Researcher, Volume 26, Issue 3

Hannah Meeks Sharick Stetson University Richard G. Medlin Psychology Department, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, rmedlin@stetson.edu Abstract The purpose of this study was to measure homeschooled children’s compliance while they worked on an academic task with...

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,...

An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Home and Private Schooling in Nevada

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2007 | Volume 17, Issue 2

John T. Wenders, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, Emeritus and Senior Fellow The Commonwealth Foundation, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843 jwenders@uidaho.edu Andrea D. Clements, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University Johnson...

Homeschooling as “Educational Neglect” or Neglected Research Standards?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2006 | Volume 17, Issue 1

Homeschooling as “Educational Neglect” or Neglected Research Standards? 2 Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute PO Box 13939, Salem, Oregon 97309 Kelly, Barr, & Weatherby (2006), the authors of the report entitled Educational Neglect &...