Author Archives: Milton Gaither

HOMESCHOOLING BASED ON TECHNOLOGY IN MALAYSIA

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Norlidah Alias, Mohd. Nazri Abdul Rahman, Siraj Saedah, and Ruslina Ibrahim, “A Model of Homeschooling Based on Technology in Malaysia” in The Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology 1, no. 3 (July 2013): 10-16 [Available Here] Summary:  The authors … Continue reading →

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THE TRANSMISSION OF VALUES: Do Homeschooled Christian Kids Keep the Faith as Adults?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Braden Ryan Hoelzle, “The Transmission of Values and the Transition into Adulthood Within the Context of Home Education” in Journal of Research on Christian Education 22, no. 3 (2013), pp. 244-263. Summary:  Hoelzle, a doctoral student in education at … Continue reading →

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“YOU CAN’T RELY ON SOMEBODY ELSE”: How Homeschooling Dads Think

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Lee Garth Vigilant, Lauren Wold Trefethren, and Tyler C. Anderson, “‘You Can’t Rely on Somebody Else to Teach Them Something they Don’t Believe’: Impressions of Legimitation Crisis and Socialization Control in the Narratives of Christian Homeschooling Fathers” in Humanity … Continue reading →

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HOMESCHOOLING LAWS IN NEW JERSEY: An Argument for Increasing Scrutiny

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Elizabeth Richardson, “Homeschooling Laws (or Lack Thereof) in New Jersey–Are Children Slipping Through the Cracks?” in Journal of Law and Education 42, no. 1 (Winter 2013): 173-181 [Abstract Here] Summary: Richardson, a law clerk at Lynch, Cox, Gilman, and … Continue reading →

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION: Comparing Home and Public Schooled Children

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Douglas E. Long, Lisa M. Gaetke, Stephen D. Perry, Mark G. Abel, and Jody L. Clasey, “The Assessment of Physical Activity and Nutrition in Home Schooled versus Public Schooled Children” in Pediatric Exercise Science 22, no. 1 (February 2010): … Continue reading →

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VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASE: Tetanus Among Oklahoma Homeschoolers

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Matthew G. Johnson, Kristy K. Bradley, Susan Mendus, Laurence Burnsed, Rachel Clinton, and Tejpratap Tiwari, “Vaccine-Preventable Disease Among Homeschooled Children: Two Cases of Tetanus in Oklahoma” in Pediatrics 132 , no. 6 (December 2013): e1686-e1689. Available Here. Summary:  Johnson … Continue reading →

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HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN ARE THINNER: A Nutrition Comparison between Public and Home Schooled Children

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Michelle Cardel et al., “Home-Schooled Children are Thinner, Leaner, and Report Better Diets Relative to Traditionally Schooled Children” in Pediatric Obesity (forthcoming, 2013).  Abstract Here. Summary:  In this piece 11 authors compare the diets of 47 home schooled children … Continue reading →

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THE LONG WAY HOME: Recent Developments in Home Education Law in Spain

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record:  María J. Valero Estarellas, “The Long Way Home: Recent Developments in the Spanish Case Law on Home Education” in Oxford Journal of Law and Religion (2013): 1-25. [Available here]. Summary:  Estarellas, a professor at Centro Universitario Villanueva, Universidad Complutense de … Continue reading →

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GENDER, RELIGION, AND HOMESCHOOLING: Michael Apple Weighs In

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Michael W. Apple, “Gender, Religion, and the Work of Homeschooling” in Zehavit Gross, Lynn Davies, and Al-Khansaa Diab, eds., Gender, Religion and Education in a Chaotic Postmodern World (Springer, 2013). Abstract Here. Summary: Apple, an education professor at the … Continue reading →

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USING A SEEDED SAMPLE: Are Homeschoolers Over or Under Represented in Surveys?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Stacey Bielick, Lina Guzman, Astrid Atienza, and Andrew Rivers, “Using a Seeded Sample to Measure Response among Homeschooling Households” in Survey Practice 2, no. 9 (2009).  Available Here.  Summary:  Bielick and colleagues used a complex and creative sampling strategy … Continue reading →

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