Author Archives: Robert Lyon

HOMESCHOOLING AS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT: A Look at Pierce and Meyer

Record: David M. Wagner, “Homeschooling as a Constitutional Right: A Close Look at Meyer and Pierce and the Lochner-Based Assumptions They Made About State Regulatory Power” in Oklahoma City University Law Review (2014): 1-30. [Abstract] Summary: Wagner is a former professor from Regent University … Continue reading

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LABORATORY EXERCISE FOR TEENAGED HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS: University Begins Chemistry Program for Homeschoolers

Record: Daniel Hercules, Cameron Parrish & Daniel Whitehead, “Evaluating a College-Prep Laboratory Exercise for Teenaged Homeschool Students in a University Setting.” Journal of Chemical Education, 24, No. 3 (2016): 870-873. [Abstract] Summary: Hercules, Parrish, and Whitehead from Clemson University organized a half-day laboratory … Continue reading

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EASY-E: A New Program for Homeschoolers to Learn Circuits

Record: Emilia Șipoș, Laura-Nicoleta Ivanciu, and Tudor Cotta, “Easy-E-Home Schooling in Electronic Devices and Circuits” in Journal Plus Education 12A (2015): 35-41. [Article] Summary: Șipoș, Ivanciu, and Cotta are from the Bases of Electronics Department at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. They designed a program … Continue reading

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SELF-EFFICACY IN UNSCHOOLING MOTHERS: Influencing and Limiting Factors

Record: Kristan Morrison, “’The Courage to Let Them Play’: Factors Influencing and Limiting Feelings of Self-Efficacy in Unschooling Mothers” in Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning 10, no. 19 (2016): 48-81. [Article] Summary: Morrison is an Associate Professor at Radford University’s College of Education and … Continue reading

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PARENTAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PUBLIC EDUCATION: Social Force or Policy Problem?

Record: Anat Gofen and Paula Blomqvist, “Parental Entrepreneurship in Public Education: A Social Force or a Policy Problem?” in Journal of Education Policy 29, no. 4 (2014): 546-569. [Abstract] Summary: Gofen is an assitant professor at The Federmann School of Public Policy and Governance as part of The … Continue reading

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GROWN UNSCHOOLERS’ EVALUATIONS OF UNSCHOOLING: Report II

Record: Peter Gray and Gina Riley, “Grown Unschoolers’ Evaluations of Their Unschooling Experiences: Report II on a Survey of 75 Unschooled Adults” in Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives 4, no. 2 (2015): 33-53. [Available here] Summary: Gray is a professor of psychology … Continue reading

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GROWN UNSCHOOLERS’ EVALUATIONS OF UNSCHOOLING: Report I

Record: Peter Gray and Gina Riley, “Grown Unschoolers’ Evaluations of Their Unschooling Experiences: Report I on a Survey of 75 Unschooled Adults” in Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives 4, no. 2 (2015): 8-32. [Available here] Summary: Gray is a professor of psychology … Continue reading

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HARO 2014 INSTALLMENT FIVE: Religion

Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschool Movement, Installment Five” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (1 April 2015). [Available Here] Summary: This post reviews the fifth installment of HARO’s survey of … Continue reading

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HARO 2014 INSTALLMENT FOUR: Food and Health

Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschool Movement, Installment Four” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (1 April 2015). [Available Here] Summary: This post reviews the fourth installment of HARO’s survey of … Continue reading

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