Author Archives: Milton Gaither

Playful Environments and Science Education

Record: Jennifer Bachman and Lynn Dierking, “Co-creating Playful Environments That Support Children’s Science and Mathematics Learning as Cultural Activity: Insights From Home-Educating Families” in Children, Youth and Environments 21(2011): 294-311. [Abstract here] Summary: Dr. Jennifer Bachman is the Director of Programming and … Continue reading

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Homeschooling and Special Education Services

Record: Janet F. Carlson, “Context and Regulation of Homeschooling: Issues, Evidence, and Assessment Practices” in School Psychology 35(2020): 10-19. [Abstract here] Summary: Dr. Janet Carlson is a research professor and associate director of the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University … Continue reading

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Socialization in Israel

Record: Shiri Pearlman-Avnion and Mor Grayevsky, “Homeschooling, Civics, and Socialization: The Case of Israel” in Education and Urban Society 51(2017): 970-988. [Abstract here] Summary: Dr. Shiri Pearlman-Avnion is a lecturer at Tel-Hai Academic College in Tel-Hai Israel. She is primarily interested in … Continue reading

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Social Lives of Teen Homeschoolers in the UK

Record: Eloise de Carvalho and Yvonne Skipper, “‘We’re Not Just Sat at Home in Our Pyjamas!’: A Thematic Analysis of the Social Lives of Home Educated Adolescents in the UK” in European Journal of Psychology of Education 34(2019): 501-516. [Abstract here] … Continue reading

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Comparing Reading Between Home and Conventionally Schooled Children

Record: Oz Guterman and Ari Neuman, “Reading at Home: Comparison of Reading Ability Among Homeschooled and Traditionally Schooled Children” in Reading Psychology 40(2019): 169-190.  [Abstract Here]. Summary: Oz Guterman is the senior lecturer of the Department of Human Resources at Western Galilee … Continue reading

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Homeschooling in Wisconsin

Record: Denton Marks & David M. Welsch,  “Homeschooling Choice and Timing: An Examination of Socioeconomic and Policy Influences in Wisconsin.” Journal of School Choice, 13, no. 1 (2019): 33-57 [Abstract Here] Summary: Marks and Welsch were both economics professors at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at … Continue reading

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Homeschooling and Physical Health

Record: Laura S. Kabiri, Allison Butcher, Wayne Brewer, and Alexis Ortiz, “Youth  Physical Health and Years in American Homeschools: Are They Related?” in Health Promotion International (20 May, 2019): 1-6 [Abstract Here]. Summary: The authors, all affiliated with institutions in Texas, here … Continue reading

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Major Update to State Homeschooling Data

Over on ICHER’s main page you can find the just updated data maintained by various  state departments of education.  Let me be quick to repeat what I’ve said for years, that the numbers reported here are unreliable for at least these reasons: … Continue reading

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Homeschooling Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Record: Simmons, C. A., & Campbell, J. M. (2019). Homeschool decision-making and evidence-based practice for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 31, 329-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-018-9643-8 Summary: Simmons, assistant professor of psychology at Rowan University, and Campbell, who … Continue reading

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THAT KIND OF GIRL: Homeschooling and Female Sexual Health

Record: Madalyn Doucet Vicry, “That Kind of Girl: Effects of Homeschooling on the Sexual Health of Women and Girls” in Georgetown Journal of Gender and Law 18, no. 1 (March 2017). [Abstract Here] Summary: Doucet, who herself was homeschooled in a conservative Christian … Continue reading

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