A Review of the Book Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice by Dwyer and Peters

by Administrator | Dec 27, 2020 | Home School Researcher, Volume 35, Issue 4

Home School Researcher, Volume 35, No. 4, 2020, p. 1-4 PERSPECTIVES – News and Comments1,[1] A Review of the Book Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice by James Dwyer and Shawn Peters Angela R. Watson A Senior Research Fellow, Johns...

Children Do Not Exist to Fund School Systems’ Budgets: Homeschoolers Save Money for Taxpayers and Schools

by Administrator | Oct 23, 2020 | NHERI News

by Seann Dikkers, Ph.D. Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MACHE) An article entitled “Home-schooled kids costing local boards $”recently posted (Oct 20, 2020).[i] The piece was sent to me by a friend as another example of a curious...

Comparing Two Forms of Public Schooling: What Relevance to Homeschooling?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Sep 9, 2020 | NHERI News

Comparing Two Forms of Public Schooling: What Relevance to Homeschooling? The Context A recently published study compared the academic achievement of government-run public correspondence school students and government-run public conventional school students in Alaska...

Big Growth in Homeschooling Indicated This “School Year”

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Aug 21, 2020 | NHERI News

Big Growth in Homeschooling Indicated This “School Year” The Context for Big Growth in Homeschooling Indicated Homeschooling has been gradually and notably growing for decades, but new evidence points to big growth in homeschooling being indicated for this “school...

A Book Review of Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice by James Dwyer and Shawn Peters

by Administrator | Aug 4, 2020 | Home School Researcher, Volume 35, Issue 3

A Book Review of Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice by James Dwyer and Shawn Peters Home School Researcher, Volume 35, Number 3, 2020 Roberta Bayer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Government, Patrick Henry College, Virginia,...

What is “Good” Research? A Homeschool Researcher Responds to Harvard Professor’s Criticism: Research Methods 101

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Jun 24, 2020 | Research

What is “Good” Research? A Homeschool Researcher Responds to Harvard Professor’s Criticism: Research Methods 101 Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.* May 29, 2020 Copyright © 2020 by Brian D. Ray The purpose of this paper is to place in context and evaluate the efforts of...

Perceived barriers to homeschooling in a fragile community

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | May 21, 2020 | Research

Perceived Barriers to Homeschooling in a Fragile Community, With a Focus on Black Families This study financially supported by the Center for Educational Opportunity Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), www.nheri.org January 18,...

Phenomenological Reflections on Endings in Parenting and Teaching

by Administrator | May 4, 2020 | Research, Volume 35, Issue 2

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What are the Pros and Cons of Homeschooling for Students Disrupted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

by Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. | Mar 6, 2020 | Research

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Homeschool Support Groups: A Model for Parental Involvement in Education

by Administrator | Dec 31, 2019 | Home School Researcher, Volume 35, Issue 1

Homeschool Support Groups: A Model for Parental Involvement in Education Home School Researcher, Volume 35, No. 1, 2019, p. 1-9 Mary L. Morse Assistant Professor of Educational Research, Department of Leadership, Research, and School Improvement, University of West...