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...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2010 | Home School Researcher, Volume 25, Issue 4
Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, Salem, Oregon, USA Dr. Michael Cole (2010) recently presented the world with his insightful piece, entitled “What’s culture got to do with it? Educational research as a necessarily interdisciplinary enterprise,”...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2007 | Volume 17, Issue 4
PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments [endnote 1] On Blacks Choosing Home-Based Education Brian D. Ray National Home Education Research Institute, PO Box 13939, Salem, Oregon 97309 Many Americans today – whether plumbers, professors, painters, or politicians – believe...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Aug 10, 2007 | Volume 17, Issue 3
Marcia J. McKinley, Jesika N. Asaro, Jamie Bergin, Nicole D’Auria, and Katherine E. Gagnon Department of Psychology, Mount St. Mary’s University 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, mckinley@msmary.edu Abstract Despite the fact that 1.5 to 2.1 million...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2007 | Volume 17, Issue 2
To see this article with all of the tables and figures, please view the PDF Version. An Analysis of Homeschooled and Non-Homeschooled Students’ Performance on an ACT Mathematics Achievement Test Basil Qaqish, Ph.D. Department of Social Work, The University of North...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2006 | Volume 17, Issue 1
Homeschooled Children’s Social Skills Richard G. Medlin, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, Stetson University Campus Unit 8321, 421 North Woodland Blvd., DeLand FL 32723, rmedlin@stetson.edu Keywords: Homeschooling, home schooling, home education,...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jan 10, 2006 | Volume 16, Issue 4
Do Parental Reasons to Homeschool Vary By Grade? Evidence from the National Household Education Survey, 2001 Guillermo Montes, Ph.D. Director of Research & Evaluation Services Children’s Institute, 274 N. Goodman St Suite D103, Rochester, NY 14607...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Apr 10, 2005 | Volume 16, Issue 2
Wayne McEntire, Ph.D. Principal, Hamilton Christian Academy, Lake Charles, LA 70601 waynemc@sbcglobal.net While an increasing amount of research is being amassed in regard to home schooling, it may be noted that assessments used are frequently tailored to public...
