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Author Archives: Milton Gaither
RELIGIOUS HOMESCHOOLERS AND PART-TIME PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Record: Jesse Thomas, “Perspectives of Homeschoolers Motivated by Religious and Moral Reasons” in Journal of Research on Christian Education 28, no. 1 (2019): 21-42. Summary: Thomas, a math teacher at Curry Ingram Academy in Brentwood, TN, previously wrote a 2016 report on homeschooling parents’ … Continue reading
Posted in Parental Motivation, Public Schools, Research Methodology
Tagged Brentwood, Curry Ingram Academy, Jesse Thomas, TN
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HOMESCHOOLERS IN THE LIBRARY
Record: Sarah Pannone, “Homeschoolers’ Experiences with the Public Library: A Phenomenological Study” in Children and Libraries 17, no. 1 (Spring 2019): 5-10. [Preview Here]. Summary: Pannone, an Adjunct Instructor and doctoral director at Liberty University and author of previous articles on the experiences of … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum
Tagged Children and Libraries, Florida, Liberty University, Libraries, Sarah Pannone
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WHERE DO WE BELONG: A Lawyer Argues for Federal Regulation of Homeschooling
Record: Alicia Kreh, “Where do We Belong: A Call for Consistency in Homeschooling Regulation” in University of La Verne Law Review 36 (2015): 237-273. [Contents here] Summary: Kreh, an attorney in Fort Worth, TX, here presents an argument for norming state … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Alicia Kreh, Michigan State University College of Law, University of La Verne Law Review
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STEM and Homeschooling Parents
Record: Courtney Gann and Dan Carpenter, “STEM Educational Activities and the Role of the Parent in the Home Education of High School Students” in Educational Review 71, no. 2 (2019): 166-181. [Abstract Here] Summary: Gann is a former doctoral student at Texas Tech … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Pedagogy
Tagged Concordia University, Courtney Gann, Dan Carpenter, Educational Review, STEM, Texas Tech University
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HOMESCHOOLING IN THE UNITED STATES
Record: Kyle Greenwalt, “Homeschooling in the United States” in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education (February 2019) [Abstract here] Summary: Greenwalt, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Minnesota, here attempts a broad summary of homeschooling in the United States in the form … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Gary Knowles, HSLDA, Jennifer Lois, John Holt, Kyle Greenwalt, Mitchell Stevens, University of Minnesota
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CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLING IN CHINA
Record: Xiaoming Sheng, “Christian Homeschooling in China” in British Journal of Religious Education 41, no. 2 (2019): 218-231. [abstract here] Summary: Xiaoming Sheng should be a familiar name to veteran readers of this blog. We have previously covered her work on Chinese homeschool law and … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation
Tagged British Journal of Religious Education, China, Jane Van Galen, Junya Zhao, Mastura Badzis, Xiaoming Sheng
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HOMESCHOOL BACKGROUND: Homeschoolers at Patrick Henry College
Record: Daniel L. Bennett, Elyssa Edwards, and Courtney Ngai, “Homeschool Background, Time Use and Academic Performance at a Private Religious College” in Educational Studies 45, no. 3 (2019), pp. 305-325. [abstract here] Summary: Bennett, an economics professor at Baylor‘s Libertarian-leaning Baugh … Continue reading
Posted in College/Postsecondary
Tagged Baugh Center, Baylor University, Courtney Ngai, Daniel L. Bennett, Elyssa Edwards, Patrick Henry College
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Reaction to Dwyer and Peters, HOMESCHOOLING
In a previous post I summarized the new book by Shawn F. Peters and James G. Dwyer, Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice (University of Chicago Press, 2019). In this post I will make some comments about it.
Posted in History, Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, Hybrid Rights, James G. Dwyer, Los Angeles Home Tutorial Program, Margaret Heidenry, Margaret Mead, Patricia Heidenry, People v. DeJonge, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Rational Basis, Rita Scherman, Shawn F. Peters, Theodore Roosevelt, Wisconsin v. Yoder, Zachariah Montgomery
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A New Scholarly Book on Homeschooling
Record: James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters, Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice (University of Chicago Press, 2019). It has been several years now since we’ve had a rigorous scholarly book on homeschooling. This new book by Peters … Continue reading
Posted in History, Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Home School Legal Defense Association, HSLDA, James G. Dwyer, parens patriae, Police Powers, Shawn F. Peters, University of Chicago Press, University of Wisconsin, William and Mary
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