Defining Homeschooling and Why It Matters
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...Reasons for Homeschooling and the Correlates of Home-Educated Students’ Academic Achievement: A New U.S. Nationwide Study
Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute, U.S.A. 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 January 6,...Exploring Homeschooling: In-depth Meta-Analysis of Its Impact on Learning Motivation and Factors Influencing Family Choices – A Review
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...Homeschooling and Child Maltreatment: No Significant 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...Adults Who Were Homeschooled: Striking Results
What if you were told that adults who were long-term homeschooled (a) now live in lower income households than do the non-homeschooled and (b) that the long-termed homeschooled value hard work more than do the non-homeschooled? Or, that the long-term homeschooled (a)...How to Get Started Homeschooling and to Keep Up with Important News in the Home-Education World
Here are some tried and true ways to explore homeschooling and to get started at it, or keep going at it with your children. The groups below will help you find support in your state and local area, decide how to choose an approach and philosophy to home education,...Implementation of Homeschooling: Parents’ Practices and Processes — A Journal Article by Chris Forlin and Dianne Chambers
Review by Douglas Pietersma, Ed.D. Editor, Home School Researcher Research Associate, National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) Background The researchers Chris Forlin and Dianne Chambers (2024) conducted a quantitative study to address a gap in literature...Centering the Lived Experiences of Rural Black Homeschool Families
A Journal Article by Cheryl Fields-Smith and Timberly L. Baker – Summary and Comments Background Fields-Smith and Baker (2023) identify a significant gap in the existing literature by focusing on the intersectionality of home education, Black families, and rural...