The Harms of Homeschooling? Where Are the Premises?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Context Data-based research has consistently revealed favorable things related to the modern homeschool movement for about 25 years. Theoretical philosophical research, on the other hand, argues conflicting things about home-educating families...

Strengthening the Ties that Bind

A book review of Family Ties: Relationships, Socialization, and Home Schooling by Gary Wyatt   Charles Howell Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations Northern Illinois University, Dekalb IL, chowell@niu.edu Keywords: Homeschooling, family...

Strengthening the Ties that Bind

A Provocative Thesis IN THIS MODEST volume, Gary Wyatt focuses on effects of home-schooling that he claims have been neglected in previous research: strengthening of families and socialization of children to resist the norms of dominant culture. Research on why...