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HOME SCHOOLING: AN EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION
Programmed instruction was thought to be dead—and home schooling a novelty with a short life expectancy. The call for educational reform, however, has made these concepts more than a jumble of unrelated ideas..
Robert W. Butler, Volume 11, No. 4, 1995, p. 7-16
THE IMPACT OF HOMESCHOOLING ON MATH EDUCATION
The purpose of this present study was to analyze the factors related to the development of math skills in a homeschool environment and to help parents be more effective..
Jack A. Sande, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1995, p. 7-15
HOME SCHOOLERS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SOCIALIZATION
"What about socialization?" The first question many parents encounter when they announce they will home educate their children is not about legality or certification but about socialization. The issue of socialization and, related to it, the development of self-esteem in home schooled children is perhaps the greatest concern of educators, courts, and laypeople alike..
Vicki D. Tillman, Vol. 11, No. 3, 1995, p. 1-6
MUSIC IN HOME EDUCATION: A CREATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING MUSIC
Music education in home schools is an area of curriculum that is somewhat vague and presumably less requisite than other disciplines of study..
Paul Fehrenbach, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1995, p. 11- mis??
AN ANALYSIS OF HOME EDUCATION RESEARCH AND RESEARCHERS
The research reported in this article was designed to update current knowledge about home education and related policy matters by examining a specific area that is infrequently a target of inquiry--the content and direction of research on home education..
Gregory J. Cizek, Ph.D. and Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., Vol. 11, No. 2, 1995, p. 1-9
HOME SCHOOLED AND CONVENTIONALLY SCHOOLED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: A COMPARISON OF APTITUDE FOR AND…
Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine differences in academic preparedness as well as academic achievement among college students who had attended home schools, public schools, and conventional Christian schools.
Rhonda A. Scott Galloway, Ed.D. and Joe P. Sutton, Ph.D., Vol. 11, No. 1, 1995, p. 1-9
PARENT EDUCATION LEVELS AS THEY RELATE TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN
The purpose of this study was to explore four questions relating to home schooling..
Joan E. Havens, Ph.D., Vol. 10, No. 4, 1994, p. 9-15
DIFFERENCES IN CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AMONG STUDENTS EDUCATED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in selected critical thinking skills among freshman Christian college students who graduated from various educational settings (i.e., Christian schools, public schools, Accelerated Christian Education [ACE] schools, and home schools).
Paulo C. M. de Oliveira, Ed.D., Timothy G. Watson, Ph.D., and Joe P. Sutton, Ph.D., Vol. 10, No. 4, 1994, p. 1-8
HOMESCHOOLING: PRIVATE CHOICES AND PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS
Because homeschoolers swim outside the mainstream, educators, policy makers and the media have given them attention beyond what their numbers might warrant. This attention is more than mere curiosity. Homeschooling requires us to consider anew the constitutional balance between majoritarian rule and individual liberty..
Patricia M. Lines, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1994, p. 9-26
PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN HOME EDUCATED CHILDREN: APTITUDE, SELF-CONCEPT, AND PEDAG…
Although research confirms above-average achievement among home educated children, the reasons for this superior performance have not been clearly delineated..
Richard G. Medlin, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1994, p. 1-7