by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2016 | Volume 32, Issue 3
Laura J. Lee Center for Research in Educational Policy; The University of Memphis, laurajlee73@gmail.com* Abstract Six homeschooled adolescents, who were previously enrolled in a Mid-South city’s public school gifted programs, share their experiences in this...
by admin | Jun 6, 2016 | Research
The Gen2 Survey is an in-depth nationwide survey of the Millennial generation. The purpose of the study is to examine Millennials who were churched growing up and understand the key influences which either encouraged or deterred them from believing and practicing the...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2015 | Volume 31, Issue 3
Sarah Pannone Wallace State Community College, sarahjeanneohman@hotmail.com Abstract The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the factors influencing homeschool curriculum choices. Within the study, three research questions were...
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...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2013 | Volume 29, Issue 3
PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1 A Brief Review of Federal Government Report on Homeschool Growth, by Noel, Stark, and Redford Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA Is it still growing? If so, at what rate? This is what a lot of...
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,...
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...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 10, 2011 | Home School Researcher, Volume 26, Issue 3
Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA Experienced homeschool parents and home-educated students have heard certain questions, repeatedly. Both the genuinely curious and philosophically-negative critics of homeschooling have been...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2011 | Home School Researcher, Volume 26, Issue 1
Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA Attachment theory was clearly developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth (Bretherton, 1992) (e.g., see Bowlby, 1951). Bowlby, over a half century ago, was very clear about the importance of a...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2011 | Home School Researcher, Volume 26, Issue 1
Lina Valery Lake Worth, Florida, USA, becreative@me.com Abstract Online communication and resource sharing between elementary homeschool families was examined. Through Action Research 16 homeschool families participated in a web site devised for the purpose of...
