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Author Archives: Milton Gaither
HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES IN CHINA: A Qualitative Study
Record: Zheng Guo-ping, “A Qualitative Study of Educational Needs of Homeschooling Families in China” in US-China Education Review 4, no. 6 (June 2014): 391-400 [Available Here] Summary: In early 2014 I reviewed a fascinating article by Xiaoming Sheng about “Meng … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation
Tagged China, Chongquing, Compulsory Education Law, Dali, Guangzhou, Meng Mu tang, Sothwest University, US-China Education Review, Xiaoming Sheng, Zheng Guo-ping
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The HARO 2014 Survey of Homeschool Alumni
Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschooling Movement” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (2 December 2014). Available Here. Summary: Readers of these reviews are likely familiar … Continue reading
Posted in College/Postsecondary, Health, Religion, Research Methodology
Tagged CHRE, Coalition for Responsible Home Education, Fundamentalism and American Culture, George Marsden, HARO, Heather Doney, Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out, Homeschoolers Anonymous, R. L. Stollar, Rachel Coleman, Ryan Stollar, SurveyMonkey
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Taking January Off
In a few moments I’m going to post the first review of 2015. It will also be the last review posted here until February given my time commitments at my university during our January session. But I’ll be back in … Continue reading
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State Homeschool Enrollment Data Trends, 2014
Every so often my undergraduate workstudy helps me compile all of the available data maintained by the states that keep records on homeschool enrollment. This is not an easy task. Some states make this information available and accessible on state … Continue reading
HOW TO MISLEAD WITH DATA: A Critique of Brian Ray’s Methodology
Record: Chelsea McCracken, “How to Mislead with Data: A Critical Review of Ray’s ‘Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study’ (2010).” Coalition for Responsible Home Education (15 January, 2014). [Available Here] Summary: McCracken, who serves as … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Research Methodology
Tagged Brian D. Ray, Brian Ray, Chelsea McCracken, Coalition for Responsible Home Education
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EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS: A Sociologist Worries about Privatization
Record: Linda Renzulli, “Educational Transformations and Why Sociology Should Care” in Social Currents 1, no. 2 (2014): 149-156. [Available Here] Summary: Renzulli, a professor of sociology at the University of Georgia, here lays out two claims. First, she believes that … Continue reading
Posted in Public Schools
Tagged Greg J. Duncan, Kevin G. Welner, Linda Renzulli, Mitchell Stevens, Prudence L. Carter, Richard J. Murnane, Richard Rothstein, Social Currents, sociology, University of Georgia
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THE POLITICS OF HOMESCHOOLS: Culture Wars and State Regulations
Record: Andrea Vieux, “The Politics of Homeschools: Religious Conservatives and Regulation Requirements” in The Social Science Journal (9 July, 2014). [Abstract Here] Summary: Vieux, a Political Science professor at the University of Central Florida, here provides quantitative data to try … Continue reading
Posted in History, Policy/Regulation, Religion, Research Methodology
Tagged Andrea Vieux, Culture Wars, James Davison Hunter, Social Science Journal, University of Central Florida
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“I’M SORRY YOU HAD A BAD DAY”: Fathers in Homeschooling Families Speak
Record: Lee Garth Vigilant, Tyler C. Anderson, and Lauren Wold Trefethren, “‘I’m Sorry You Had a Bad Day, but Tomorrow Will Be Better’: Stratagems of Interpersonal Emotional Management in Narratives of Fathers in Christian Homeschooling Households,” in Sociological Spectrum 34, … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Parental Motivation
Tagged Jennifer Lois, Lauren Wold Trefethren, Lee Garth Vigilant, Minnesota, Minnesota State University Moorhead, North Dakota, Sociological Spectrum, Tyler C. Anderson
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The Cardus Education Survey, 2014
Record: R. Pennings, et al, “Private Education for the Public Good: 2014 Report,” Cardus Education Survey, 2014. [Available for download here] Summary: In 2011 the first Cardus Education Survey was released. With its large randomized sample of young adults age 24-39, … Continue reading
Posted in Public Schools, Religion
Tagged Cardus Education Survey, GfK, Knowledge Networks Panel
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HOMESCHOOLING: Curriculum and Identity
Record: Ama Mazama and Garvey Lundy, “African American Homeschooling and the Question of Curricular Cultural Relevance” in Journal of Negro Education 82, no. 2 (Spring 2013): 123-138 [abstract here] Summary: Mazama and Lundy have recently published several important articles on the motivations … Continue reading
Posted in Parental Motivation, Race/Ethnicity
Tagged Ama Mazama, Black Power, Carter G. Woodson, Garvey Lundy, Journal of Negro Education, Marcus Garvey, W. E. B. DuBois
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