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HARO 2014 INSTALLMENT THREE: Academics and Extracurriculars
Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschool Movement, Installment Three” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (1 April 2015). [Available Here] Summary: This post reviews the third installment of HARO’s survey of … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary, Curriculum, Socialization
Tagged A Beka, Alpha Omega, Apologia, AWANA, Belfield, Biologos, Bob Jones Complete, Charles Morris, Charlotte Mason, Coalition for Responsible Home Education, college prep, driver's education, Frost, Genesis, HARO, home economics, Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out, job training, McGuffey Readers, Physical Education, Qaqish, Ray, Saxon, sex education, Sonlight, Wartes
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HARO 2014 INSTALLMENT TWO: Demographics
Record: Coalition for Responsible Home Education, “A Complex Picture: Results of the 2014 Survey of Adult Alumni of the Modern Christian Homeschooling Movement, Installment Two” Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out (1 February 2015). [Available Here] Summary: This post reviews the second installment of HARO’s survey … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary, Gender
Tagged HARO, Home School Legal Defense Association, Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out, Homeschoolers Anonymous, HSLDA, Kathryn Joyce, Melissa Chesanko, Melissa Sherfinski, Quiverfull, Richard G. Medlin, survivor blogs
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VITUAL CHARTER SCHOOLS: Solution or Siren Song?
Record: Mary Sue Backus and Hayley Jones, “Solution or Siren Song? The Lure of Virtual Charter Schools” in The Oklahoma Bar Journal (2015). [Available Here] Summary: Backus is a professor and Jones is a former student from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Interestingly, both are former … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Public Schools, Technology
Tagged Connections Academy, Hayley Jones, K12, Mary Sue Backus, Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma, Virtual Charter Schools
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OPINIONS AND LIFESTYLE SURVEY: Characteristics of Home Educating Families in the UK
Record: Emma Smith and Jeanette Nelson, “Using the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey to Examine the Prevalence and Characteristics of Families who Home Educate in the UK” in Educational Studies, 41 (3), (2015): 312-325. [Abstract] Summary: Emma Smith is a professor of Education at the University … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Research Methodology
Tagged Badman Review, Educational Studies, Emma Smith, Jeanette Nelson, Office of National Statistics, Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, United Kingdom, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester
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HOMESCHOOLING AND YOUNG ADULT OUTCOMES: Evidence from Cardus 2011 and 2014
Record: David Sikkink and Sara Skiles, “Homeschooling and Young Adult Outcomes: Evidence from the 2011 and 2014 Cardus Education Survey” (2015): 1-16. [Available Here] Summary: Cardus Religious Schools Initiative released their first survey in 2011 (review available here). They later released their … Continue reading
Posted in Civics, College/Postsecondary, Socialization
Tagged CARDUS, Cardus Education Survey, Cardus Survey, David Sikkink, Sara Skiles
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A CHILD’S RIGHT TO ATTEND PUBLIC SCHOOL: A Legal Perspective
Record: Carmen Green, “Educational Empowerment: A Child’s Right to Attend Public School” in The Georgetown Law Journal, 103, (2015): 1090-1133. [Available Here] Summary: Carmen Green is a student at Georgetown Law. In this article she explores the issues of abuse and neglect among the … Continue reading
Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation
Tagged Carmen Green, Child Abuse, Coalition for Responsible Home Education, Georgetown, HARO, Heather Doney, Homeschoolers Anonymous, HOmeschooling's Invisible Children, HSLDA, Josh Powell, Libby Anne, Wisconsin v. Yoder
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NEW TECHNOLOGIES: Impact on Elective Home Learners
Record: Andrew McAvoy, “How Are New Technologies Impacting Elective Home Learners?” in International Perspectives on Home Education (2015): 74-84. [Table of Contents] Summary: This article is part of a series of reviews on the book International Perspectives on Home Education. McAvoy obtained his MSc in Science Education at … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Andrew McAvoy, International Perspectives on Home Education, United Kingdom
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LITERACY: Informal Acquisition and Development
Record: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, “The Informal Acquisition and Development of Literacy” in International Perspectives on Home Education (2015): 57-73. [Table of Contents] Summary: This article is part of a series of reviews on the book International Perspectives on Home Education. Thomas is a visiting fellow and … Continue reading
Posted in International, Pedagogy
Tagged Alan Thomas, child-centered, Harriet Pattison, Implicit learning, Incidental learning, Informal Home Education, International Perspectives on Home Education, John Dewey, Literacy, progressive, Self directed learning
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MATHEMATICAL LEARNING WITHIN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT: Views of Parents and Children
Record: Noraisha Yusof, “Parental and Children’s Views on Mathematical Learning within the Home Environment” in International Perspectives on Home Education (2015): 44-56. [Table of Contents] Summary: This article is part of a series of reviews on the book International Perspectives on Home Education. Yusof was home educated in … Continue reading