Category Archives: Special Needs

CHILDREN WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: Educating at Home in Australia

Record: Jasmine McDonald and Elaine Lopes, “How Parents Home Educate their Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder with the Support of the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education” in International Journal of Inclusive Education 18, no. 1 (2014): 1-17. [abstract … Continue reading

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RESISTING THE STATUS QUO: Black Homeschoolers in Atlanta and Washington DC

Record: Cheryl Fields-Smith and Monica Wells Kisura, “Resisting the Status Quo: The Narratives of Black Homeschoolers in Metro-Atlanta and Metro-DC” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 265-283. Summary:  Fields-Smith of the University of Georgia, whose pathbreaking work … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLING THE GIFTED: Thirteen Families Explain their Actions

Record: Jennifer L. Jolly, Michael S. Matthews, and Jonathan Nester, “Homeschooling the Gifted: A Parent’s Perspective” in Gifted Child Quarterly 57, no. 2 (December 2012): 121-134. [Abstract available here] Summary: Jolly is Associate Professor of Elementary and Gifted Education at … Continue reading

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Joseph Murphy Reviews Kunzman and Gaither, “Homeschooling: A Comprehensive Survey of the Research”

Joseph Murphy, is the Frank W. Mayborn Chair of Education and Associate Dean at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.  He has authored over 20 books, including, most recently, Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement, of which you can read … Continue reading

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EXPERIENCES OF PARENTS: Autism Spectrum Disorder and Homeschooling

Record: Karen S. Hurlbutt, “Experiences of Parents Who Homeschool Their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” in Developmental Disabilities 26, no. 4 (December 2011): 239-249. Summary: Hurlbutt, who now goes by the name of Karen Eastman, is a Special Education professor … Continue reading

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HOME EDUCATION IN THE POST COMMUNIST COUNTRIES: the Czech Republic

Record: Yvona Kostelecká, “Home Education in the Post Communist Countries: Case Study of the Czech Republic” in International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 3, no. 1 (October 2010).  Available Here. Summary: Kostelecká, a member of the education faculty at Charles … Continue reading

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THE HOME-EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: A British Perspective

Record: Sarah Parsons and Ann Lewis, “The Home-Education of Children with Special Needs or Disabilities in the UK: Views of Parents from an Online Survey” in International Journal of Inclusive Education 14, no. 1 (February 2010): 67-86. Summary: Parsons, research … Continue reading

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TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL?: Gifted Children and Homeschooling

Record:  Carrie Winstanley, “Too Cool for School? Gifted Children and Homeschooling” in Theory and Research in Education 7, no. 3 (November 2009): 347-362 Summary:  Winstanley, Principal Lecturer in Education at Roehampton University in London,  here argues that gifted children form … Continue reading

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IDEA AND ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CHOICES: Special Education Rights of Homeschoolers

Record:   Allan G. Osborne, Jr., “IDEA and Alternative Education Choices: Legal Issues” in School Business Affairs 74, no. 10 (November 2008): 24-26. Summary:  Osborne, Jr., an authority on special education law, here explains the rights accorded homeschooled children by the … Continue reading

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