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Author Archives: Robert Lyon
FINANCIAL LITERACY: Comparison between Public School, Christian School, and Homeschooled Students
Record: Tricia Wright, “Comparing the Financial Literacy of Public School, Christian School, and Homeschooled Students” in Journal of Research on Christian Education 25, no. 1 (2016): 56-75. [Abstract] Summary: Wright is the founder of Elite Educational Services, Inc. and completed this study while in the Ed.D. program … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement
Tagged Bob Jones University, Dave Ramsey, Journal of Research on Christian Education, Jump$tart Coalition, Larry Burkett, Tricia Wright
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PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING: Turkey
Record: Hünkar Korkmaz and Güler Duman, “Public understanding about homeschooling: A preliminary study” in Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences 116 (2014): 3891-3897. [Abstract] Summary: Korkmaz and Duman are from the faculty of education at Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. In this article they discuss the findings of … Continue reading
Posted in International
Tagged Güler Duman, Hünkar Korkmaz, Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Turkey
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HOMESCHOOLING IN CHINESE MAINLAND: Parents’ Perspectives
Record: Junya Zhao and Mastura Badzis, “Parents’ Perspectives on Homeschooling in Chinese Mainland” in International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research 78 (2014): 17-21. [Article] Summary: Junya Zhao and Mastura Badzis are from the Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia. In this article they describe the … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation
Tagged 21st Century Education Research Institute, China, International Islamic University Malaysia, International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research, Junya Zhao, Mastura Badzis, Xiaoming Sheng, Zheng Guo-ping
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AAISHAH’S CHOICE: Muslim Home Education in Australia
Record: Rebecca English, “Aaishah’s choice: Muslims choosing home education for the management of risk” in Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives 5, no. 1 (2016): 55-72. [Article] Summary: In this article, English, a Lecturer in Education at Queensland University of Technology, analyzes an interview with an … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Race/Ethnicity, Religion
Tagged Aneela Saghir, Australia, Habibullah, Islamic homeschooling, Muslim homeschooling, Other Education, Queensland University of Technology, Rebecca English
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THE RIGHT TO BE INCLUDED: Homeschoolers Combat Structural Discrimination in the Czech Republic
Record: Irena Kašparová, “The Right to be Included: Homeschoolers Combat the Structural Discrimination Embodied in Their Lawful Protection in the Czech Republic” in International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education 8, no. 1 (2015): 161-174. [Abstract] Summary: Irena Kašparová is an assistant professor of sociology … Continue reading
Posted in International, Legal
Tagged Czech Republic, International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Irena Kašparová
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HOMESCHOOL IN MALAYSIA: Foresight Study
Record: Ng Kim-Soon, Abd Rahman Bin Ahmad, Muhammad Ibrahim Bin Sulaiman, and Ng Mei Xin Sirisa, “Homeschool in Malaysia: A Foresight Study” in International Education Studies 8, no. 10 (2015): 163-174. [Article] Summary: Ng Kim-Soon, Abd Rahman Bin Ahmad, and Muhammad Ibrahim Bin Sulaiman … Continue reading
Posted in International
Tagged Abd Rahman Bin Ahmad, Asia, International Education Studies, Malaysia, Muhammad Ibrahim Bin Sulaiman, Ng Kim-Soon, Ng Mei Xin Sirisa, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
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HOMESCHOOL AND UNDERAGE DRINKING: Comparison to Public and Private Schoolers
Record: Robert A. Thomson and Sung Joon Jang, “Homeschool and Underage Drinking: Is It More Protective than Public and Private Schools?” in Deviant Behavior 37, no. 3 (2016): 281-301. [Abstract] Summary: Thomson is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at Baylor University, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Socialization
Tagged Baylor University, delinquency, Deviant Behavior, National Study of Youth and Religion, NSDUH, NSYR, Robert A. Thomson, Social Bonding Theory, Social Learning Theory, Sung Joon Jang
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State Homeschool Enrollment Data Trends, 2015
Every year we try to compile all of the available data maintained by the states that keep records on homeschool enrollment. Some states make this information easily-accessible on state department of education websites, but many do not. After extended searching, I … Continue reading
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Tagged State data
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ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS: Homeschool Findings
Record: Michael G. Vaughn, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Kristen P. Kremer, Brandy R. Maynard, Greg Roberts, and Sharon Vaughn, “Are homeschooled adolescents less likely to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs?” in Drug and Alcohol Dependence 155 (2015): 97-104. [Abstract] Summary: Michael Vaughn (lead author), Kristen … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Socialization
Tagged Brandy R. Maynard, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Greg Roberts, Kristen P. Kremer, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, Michael G. Vaughn, NSDUH, Saint Louis University, Sharon Vaughn, Social work, University of Texas at Austin
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RESEARCH AND TRENDS IN STUDIES OF HOMESCHOOLING PRACTICES: Review of Selected Journals
Record: Khairul Azhar Jamaludin, Norlidah Alias, and Dorothy DeWitt, “Research and Trends in the Studies of Homeschooling Practices: A Review on Selected Journals” in The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology (2015): 111-119. [Article] Summary: Jamaludin, Alias, and DeWitt are … Continue reading
Posted in Research Methodology
Tagged Ama Mazama, Christa L. Ice, Dorothy DeWitt, Education and Urban Society, Education as Change, European Journal of Education, Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Garvey Lundy, Gifted Child Quarterly, Güler Duman, Henk Blok, Hünkar Korkmaz, Jennifer L. Jolly, Jonathan Nester, Journal of Black Studies, Karen S. Hurlbutt, Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey, Khairul Azhar Jamaludin, Lauren Wold Trefethren, Lee Garth Vigilant, Linda G. Hanna, Linda Hanna, Malaysia, Michael S. Matthews, Norlidah Alias, Peter Kraftl, Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, Sharon Green-Hennessy, Sjoerd Karsten, Sociological Spectrum, The Journal of Adolescence, The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Tyler C. Anderson, University of Malaya
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