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Category Archives: Public Schools
Expanding Future Farmers of America Membership to Homeschoolers
Record: Matthew J. Kararo and Neil A. Knobloch, “An Analysis of Education-related Policies Regarding the Participation Potential of Homeschool Students in Agricultural Education and FFA” in Journal of Agricultural Education 59(2018): 36-57. [Abstract here] Summary: Matthew Kararo is a Postdoctoral Research … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Policy/Regulation, Public Schools
Tagged Coalition for Responsible Home Education, CRHE, FFA, Florida International University, Future Farmers of America, Home School Legal Defense Association, HSLDA, Journal of Agricultural Education, Matthew J. Kararo, Neil A. Knobloch, Purdue University
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Flexischooling in Scotland
Record: Dumfries and Galloway Parenting Science Gang, “Flexischooling in Scotland: What We Did and Why” in Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives 8(2019): 58-67. Summary: The Dumfries and Galloway Parenting Science Gang is a Facebook group formed in 2017 of four women … Continue reading
Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Public Schools, Special Needs
Tagged Conney Gollek, Dumfries and Galloway Parenting Science Gang, Flexischooling, Lancaster University, Mark J. Schafer, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives, Scotland, Shana S. Khan, Tara Jones, University of the West of Scotland, Wellcome Trust
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Homeschooling and Special Education Services
Record: Janet F. Carlson, “Context and Regulation of Homeschooling: Issues, Evidence, and Assessment Practices” in School Psychology 35(2020): 10-19. [Abstract here] Summary: Dr. Janet Carlson is a research professor and associate director of the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University … Continue reading
Posted in Policy/Regulation, Public Schools, Special Needs
Tagged Hooks v. Clark County School District, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Janet F. Carlson, School Psychology, University of Nebraska
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Homeschooling in Wisconsin
Record: Denton Marks & David M. Welsch, “Homeschooling Choice and Timing: An Examination of Socioeconomic and Policy Influences in Wisconsin.” Journal of School Choice, 13, no. 1 (2019): 33-57 [Abstract Here] Summary: Marks and Welsch were both economics professors at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at … Continue reading
Posted in Parental Motivation, Public Schools, Religion, Research Methodology
Tagged Catholic, David M. Welsch, Denton Marks, Economics, Journal of School Choice, Rational Choice, Roman Catholic, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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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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FULL-TIME VIRTUAL AND BLENDED SCHOOLS: the 2018 NEPC Update
Record: Miron, G., Shank, C. & Davidson, C. (2018). Full-Time Virtual and Blended Schools: Enrollment, Student Characteristics, and Performance. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. [Available Here] Summary: This is the latest of six annual reports put out by the National … Continue reading
Posted in Public Schools, Technology
Tagged Caryn Davidson, Christopher Shank, Connections Academies, Connections Academy, EMO, Gary Miron, K12, National Education Policy Center, NEPC
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DEWEY AND THE AMERICAN MOVEMENT TO HOMESCHOOLING
Record: John Scott Gray, “Dewey and the American Movement to Homeschooling,” in Education 3-13, vol. 46, no. 4 (2018), pp. 441-446. [Abstract Here] Summary: Gray, a philosophy professor at Ferris State University, here argues that homeschooling is incommensurate with the … Continue reading
Posted in Pedagogy, Public Schools, Religion
Tagged Democracy and Education, Ferris State University, History of Education Society, John Dewey, John Scott Gray, Lab School, No Child Left Behind, University of Chicago
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HOMESCHOOLING IN CANADA: Parental Rights and the State
Record: Lynn Bosetti and Deani Van Pelt, “Provisions for Homeschooling in Canada: Parental Rights and the Role of the State” in Pro-Posições 28, no. 2 (May/August 2017): 39-56. [Available Here] Summary: Bosetti, who has enjoyed a distinguished academic career, is currently Head of the … Continue reading
Posted in International, Policy/Regulation, Public Schools
Tagged Canada, David Turpin, Deani Nevin Van Pelt, Education Savings Accounts, Fraser Institute, La Trobe University, Louise Turpin, Lynn Bosetti, Mark Anthony Conditt, Proposicoes, Sandra Martin-Chang
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EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVES: Finding Balance Between Autonomy, Support, and Accountability
Record: Kenneth V. Anthony, “Educational cooperatives and the changing nature of home education: Finding balance between autonomy, support, and accountability.” Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, 9, No. 18 (2015): 36-63. [Full Article] Summary: Kenneth V. Anthony is an assistant professor in the Department … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy, Public Schools, Socialization
Tagged co-ops, cooperatives, Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, Kenneth V. Anthony, Mississippi State University
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