Homeschooling and Child Maltreatment: No Significant News

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 16, 2025 | NHERI News

A review by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Consider donating/supporting NHERI today It is an important and emotional topic and the title is catchy but this paper in a scholarly journal adds close to nothing to the relevant body of scientific knowledge. Further, the authors...

Have a Gameplan: A Study of Homeschooler Anticipatory Memorable Messages About the College Choice

by Administrator | Mar 25, 2024 | Home School Researcher, Research, Volume 38, Issue 3

Home School Researcher, Volume 38, No. 3, 2023, p. 1-12 Gina Reynolds Assistant Professor, Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, reyno183@purdue.edu Abstract Homeschooling in the United States provides many children with a unique educational background that...

Child Abuse and Neglect of the Homeschooled Versus the Conventionally Schooled: Groundbreaking Study

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Mar 15, 2023 | Research

Context Professor Elizabeth Bartholet called for a ban of homeschooling just three years ago (2020). She called it a presumptive ban and based her proposed government regime on several claims regarding the negative impact and harm of homeschooling. The professor...

How Many Homeschool Students are there in the United States during the 2021-2022 School Year?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Sep 15, 2022 | Research

Copyright © 2022 by Brian D. Ray Abstract The purpose of this study is to estimate the number of homeschool students in the United States during the 2021-2022 academic school year. The estimate is derived by establishing the size of the nationwide school-age...

Beating a Dead Horse: Why Socialization is an Insignificant Issue for Homeschooling

by Administrator | Jul 8, 2022 | Home School Researcher, Research, Volume 37, Issue 4

PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1 Home School Researcher     Volume 37, No. 4, 2022, p. 11-13 PDF click here Douglas J. Pietersma  Director, Homestead Homeschool Cooperative, Cheyenne, Wyoming, douglas@altametallc.com Keywords: home...

The Kids are Alright I: Social Engagement in Young Adulthood as a Function of K-12 Schooling Type

by Administrator | Mar 5, 2022 | Home School Researcher, Research, Volume 36, Issue 4

Home School Researcher, Volume 36 No. 4, 2021*, p. 1-7, (* This issue was originally scheduled to be published in 2020.) Jillene Grover Seiver and Elisa A. Pope Department of Psychology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington, jseiver@ewu.edu Abstract A...

Child Abuse in Public Schooling, Private Schooling, and Homeschooling: A New Study and Past Research

by Administrator | Jul 7, 2021 | NHERI News

The Context One new study and a review of previous work offer new insights on abuse and neglect of children in public schools, private schools, and homeschooling. Various scholars and others have claimed that either homeschool children are at more risk than other...

Homeschoolers and Health

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

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Effective Homeschool Programming for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2019 | Home School Researcher, Volume 34, Issue 3

PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1 Home School...

Comments on “Parental Influence on the Cardiovascular Health and Body Composition of Homeschool Children” by Wachob and Alman

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

Comments on “Parental Influence on the Cardiovascular Health and Body Composition of Homeschool Children” by Wachob and Alman PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1  Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon Recent research has established...