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Author Archives: Milton Gaither
DOMESTIC EDUCATION IN 19TH CENTURY BRAZIL
Record: Caria Celi Chaves Vasconcelos, “Domestic Education in Nineteenth Century Brazil: Aspects of European Influence on the Performance of Tutors and Private Teachers” in Social and Education History 2, no. 1 (2013): 1-22. Summary: Vasconcelos, a professor of History of … Continue reading
Posted in History, International
Tagged Brasil, Brazil, Caria Celi Chaves Vasconcelos, Catholic University of Petropolis, French, Portugese, State University of Rio de Janeiro, tutoring, tutors
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HOMESCHOOLING: A Large-Scale Study
Record: Ama Mazama and Garvey Lundy, “African American Homeschooling and the Quest for a Quality Education” in Education and Urban Society 20, no. 10 (2013): 1-22. [Abstract here] Summary: Mazama, a professor of African American studies at Temple University, and … Continue reading
Posted in Parental Motivation, Race/Ethnicity
Tagged African Americans, Ama Mazama, Atlanta, Bridgeport, Cheryl Fields-Smith, Chicago, Columbia, DE, educational protectionism, Florence, Garvey Lundy, Meca Williams, Monica Wells Kisura, Montgomery County Community College, New York City, Philadelphia, Qualitative, racism, SC, snowball sampling, Temple University, Washington D.C.
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LE CHANGEMENT EN EDUCATION: Building Community among Home Educators in Quebec
Record: Christine Brabant and Sylvian Bourdon, “Le Changement en Éducation et la Gouvernance réflexive. Expérimentation d’un Modèle d’Appropriation du Changement pare des Groupes de Parents-Éducateurs au Quèbec” in Education et Francophonie XL: 1 (Printemps 2012): 32-55. Summary and Appraisal: This … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Socialization
Tagged Canada, Christine Brabant, community, dialogic, Education et Francophonie, Helen Lees, Leslie Safran, Marc Maesschalck, Mitchell Stevens, Quebec, Sylvian Bourdon, United Kingdom, York St. John University
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RELIGION, VOLUNTEERING, AND EDUCATIONAL SETTING: How Does Homeschooling Impact Civic Engagement?
Record: Jonathan P. Hill and Kevin R. Den Dulk, “Religion, Volunteering, and Educational Setting: The Effect of Youth Schooling Type on Civic Engagement” in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52, no. 1 (2013): 179-197 [Available Here] Summary: Hill … Continue reading
Posted in Civics, College/Postsecondary, Public Schools, Socialization
Tagged Brian D. Ray, Brian Ray, Calvin College, CARDUS, Cardus Education Survey, Catholic school, Christian Smith, Civic Engagement, Home Educated and Now Adults, Jeremy Uecker, Jonathan P. Hill, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Kevin R. Den Dulk, Lisa Pearce, National Study of Youth and Religion, NYSR, Opportunity Structures, Protestant school, Volunteering
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GEOGRAPHIES OF ‘ALTERNATIVE’ EDUCATION: A Look at UK Home Educators
Record: Peter Kraftl, “Towards Geographies of ‘Alternative’ Education: A Case Study of UK Homeschooling Families” in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 38, no. 3 (July 2013): 436-450. [Abstract here] Summary: Kraftl, a geography professor at the University of Leicester, … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy
Tagged critical theory, Geography, Peter Kraftl, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, University of Leicester
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HOMESCHOOLED AT A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: A Comparison with Public and Private Schoolers
Record: Marc Snyder, “An Evaluative Study of the Academic Achievement of Homeschooled Students Versus Traditionally Schooled Students Attending a Catholic University” in Catholic Education (March 2013): 288-308. [Available Here] Summary: Snyder, who has spent many years teaching in the Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary, Public Schools
Tagged ACT, Ave Maria University, Catholic, Domino's Pizza, Marc Snyder, Patrick Henry College, SAT, Tom Monaghan
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DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE: Homeschooling Parents Speak
Record: Kenneth V. Anthony, “Declarations of Independence: Home School Families’ Perspectives on Education, the Common Good, and Diversity” in Current Issues in Education 16, no. 1 (February 2013): 1-15. [Abstract here] Summary: Anthony, Assistant Professor of Education at Mississippi University … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Parental Motivation, Religion
Tagged Amish, common good, Current Issues in Education, diversity, First Amendment, First Amendment Center, Jacqueline Pfeffer, John Locke, Kenneth V. Anthony, Mississippi University for Women, Polity, Robert Filmer, Susie Burroughs, Vanderbilt University, Wisconsin v. Yoder
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TOLERANCE AND LIBERTY: Michael Farris Defends Homeschooling
Record: Michael Farris, “Tolerance and Liberty: Answering the Academic Left’s Challenge to Homeschooling Freedom” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 393-406. Summary: Farris, the United States’ most influential homeschooling leader for the past 25 years, here summarizes … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged and Cultural Rights, Catherine J. Ross, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Kimberly Yuracko, Martha Albert Fineman, Michael Farris, Nazi, Peabody Journal of Education, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, San Antonio v. Rodriguez, Social, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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A QUESTION OF RESISTANCE: Why Educators Don’t Like Homeschooling
Record: Blane Després, “A Question of Resistance to Home Education and the Culture of School-Based Education” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 365-377. Summary: Després, President of Ripple Deep Consulting in British Columbia, here tries to apply … Continue reading
Posted in Public Schools
Tagged Blane Despres, British Columbia, Peabody Journal of Education, Ripple Deep
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