by admin | Nov 14, 2025 | NHERI News
What Research Says About Homeschooling and Academic Achievement Learner Outcomes Key Points: 63% of peer-reviewed studies on academic achievement show homeschool students perform statistically significantly better than those in institutional schools (Ray, 2017, 2023)....
by Douglas Pietersma | Nov 11, 2025 | NHERI News
Background The extant literature on home education often focuses on the outcomes of the home educated student or the reason why families chose home education, but little is focused on the person of the home educating parent. In this dissertation, Gina Reynolds...
by admin | Aug 6, 2025 | Home School Researcher, Volume 39, Issue 1
Home School Researcher Volume 39, No. 1, 2025, p. 1-9 Lucy Barnard-Brak Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, lbarnardbrak@ua.edu...
by admin | Aug 5, 2025 | NHERI News
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) Brian D. Ray presented this paper for the first time at the International School Choice and Reform Conference ISCRC held during January 16-20, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Abstract This...
by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jul 2, 2025 | Research
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute, U.S.A. bray@nheri.org Braden Hoelzle, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute and Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, Texas, U.S.A. International School Choice and Reform Conference...
by Douglas Pietersma | Jun 11, 2025 | NHERI News
by Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D. Background The authors from the University of Doha in Doha, Qatar (Eldeeb, Diab, Yusr, & Qadhi, 2024) set out to review multiple studies dealing with home education. Their intent was to conduct a meta-analysis of existing studies to...
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...
