Category Archives: Academic Achievement

HOMESCHOOLED ADOLESCENTS: Drugs, Delinquency, and Grade Level

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Sharon Green-Hennessy, “Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: Developmental Outcomes” in Journal of Adolescence 37, no. 4 (June 2014): 441-449 [Abstract here] Summary:  Green-Hennessy is a psychology professor at Loyola Maryland.  After beginning with a very strong lit review, … Continue reading →

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EFFECT OF HOME-BASED EDUCATION: Impact on Scientific Concepts among Six-Year Olds in Turkey

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Özlem Yurt and Serap Demiriz, “Effect of Home-Based Education Program on Six-Year-Old Children’s Acquisition of Scientific Concept” in International Journal of Human Sciences 11, no. 1 (2014): 1-19. Summary: As this article is written in Turkish and I know … Continue reading →

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HOME SCHOOLING: A CQ Researcher Report

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Marcia Clemmitt, “Home Schooling: Do Parents Give their Children A Good Education?” CQ Researcher 24, no. 10 (7 March 2014), pp. 217-240. [Available Here] Summary: The CQ Researcher has long been an influential publication, especially among politicians and others … Continue reading →

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HOMESCHOOLED AT A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: A Comparison with Public and Private Schoolers

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Marc Snyder, “An Evaluative Study of the Academic Achievement of Homeschooled Students Versus Traditionally Schooled Students Attending a Catholic University” in Catholic Education (March 2013): 288-308. [Available Here] Summary: Snyder, who has spent many years teaching in the Catholic … Continue reading →

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DOES HOMESCHOOLING “WORK”: A Critique of Advocacy Research

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Christopher Lubienski, Tiffany Puckett, and T. Jameson Brewer, “Does Homeschooling ‘Work’? A Critique of the Empirical Claims and Agenda of Advocacy Organizations” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 378-392. Summary: Lubienski is well known as one of … Continue reading →

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BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES BUT EDUCATORS DO NOT PROMOTE IT: A Rebuttal of Homeschooling Critiques

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Brian D. Ray, “Homeschooling Associated with Beneficial Learner and Societal Outcomes but Educators Do Not Promote It” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 324-341. Summary: Ray is without question the most influential researcher in homeschooling given … Continue reading →

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New Homeschooling-themed Issue of the PEABODY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Every so often an academic journal decides to devote an entire issue to the topic of homeschooling.  Here is a list of such themed issues: International Journal of Elementary Education 3, no. 1 (October 2010). Theory and Research in Education … Continue reading →

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TYPES OF SUPPORT: Homeschooling Pedagogy and Student Motivation

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Debra A. Bell, “Types of Home Schools and Need-Support for Achievement Motivation” (PhD Dissertation, Temple University, 2012) [Avaliable Here] Summary: Bell is a homeschooling veteran with a strong internet presence and full speaking schedule at homeschooling events.  In the … Continue reading →

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HOMESCHOOLING IN AMERICA: A Book-Length Survey of Homeschooling Research

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Joseph Murphy, Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2012). Murphy, Associate Dean at Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University and author of many, many books and articles on a wide range of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Milton Gaither

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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