Characteristics
of Home Schools and Home School Families in Idaho
The Purpose of this study
was to provide information about the characteristics of Idaho home schools.
Shirley Mae Smith Breshears, B.A., M.Ed
"Homeschoolers:
Estimating Numbers and Growth"
This technical paper provides
an estimate of the number of children in homeschooling. By Patricia M.
Lines.
Home
Schooling, a Master's Thesis
Kathy's thesis discusses
the why and how of homeschooling from a very interesting perspective. By
Kathy L.M. Miles, (July, 1995).
Homeschooling:
Back To the Future
A research paper about homeschooling
by Isabel Lyman. CATO Institute. Jan 7, 1998.
Homeschooling
Benefits
Homeschooled children are
less preoccupied with peer acceptance and tend to interact more with people
of different ages. By William R. Mattox Jr. SF Chronicle.
Homeschooling
Is Growing Worldwide
Karl M. Bunday discusses
the growth of homeschooling in the United States and also worldwide.
National
Homeschool Education Research Institution
NHERI produces high-quality
statistics, research, and technical reports on home education. They serve
as a clearinghouse of research for home educators, researchers, and policy
makers.
New
Horizons For Learning
New Horizons offers resources
for learning organizations, translating research and theory into workable
solutions for contemporary learning organizations.
No
School - What a Result
"How have the first children
of the homeschooling revolution fared?" Article by Julie Webb.
Problem
Solving Steps
A systematic approach to
information problem-solving. It is appropriate and useful to initiate the
six logical steps whenever an individual has an information-oriented problem.
Public
School Reform: Potential Lessons from the Truly Departed
An article presenting data
from a small study of 19 families who educate their children at home in
rural Pennsylvania. J. Dan Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, and
James P. Valle Donegal School District (PA)
Report
Card on Home Schooling
Study finds children taught
by parents perform above national average, by Stephanie Cook, Christian
Science Monitor.
Strengths
of Their Own
All readers will be informed;
home schoolers will be encouraged. Excerpts from National Homeschool Education
Research Institution's book.
Studying
Home Educated Adults
An article about the study
of home educated adults, by Wendy Priesnitz, in Natural Life.
World
Is A Classroom
The superiority of homeschooling
as an educational environment, by Paul LeBoutillier.