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Category Archives: Civics
RELIGION, VOLUNTEERING, AND EDUCATIONAL SETTING: How Does Homeschooling Impact Civic Engagement?
Record: Jonathan P. Hill and Kevin R. Den Dulk, “Religion, Volunteering, and Educational Setting: The Effect of Youth Schooling Type on Civic Engagement” in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52, no. 1 (2013): 179-197 [Available Here] Summary: Hill … Continue reading
Posted in Civics, College/Postsecondary, Public Schools, Socialization
Tagged Brian D. Ray, Brian Ray, Calvin College, CARDUS, Cardus Education Survey, Catholic school, Christian Smith, Civic Engagement, Home Educated and Now Adults, Jeremy Uecker, Jonathan P. Hill, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Kevin R. Den Dulk, Lisa Pearce, National Study of Youth and Religion, NYSR, Opportunity Structures, Protestant school, Volunteering
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WHY WE NEED HOMESCHOOLING: A Critique of Democratic Education
Record: Perry L. Glanzer, “Saving Democratic Education from Itself: Why We Need Homeschooling” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 342-354. Summary: Glanzer, an education professor at Baylor University, here argues that homeschooling provides a helpful corrective to … Continue reading
New Homeschooling-themed Issue of the PEABODY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
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
Posted in Academic Achievement, Civics, College/Postsecondary, Race/Ethnicity, Socialization
Tagged Blane Despres, Brian D. Ray, Charles Howell, Cheryl Fields-Smith, Christopher Lubienski, Donna M. Johnson, Education and Urban Society, Evaluation and Research in Education, Gene W. Gloeckner, International Journal of Elementary Education, Jameson Brewer, Journal of College Admission, Michael Farris, Monica Wells Kisura, National Home Education Research Institute, NHERI, Paul Jones, Peabody Journal of Education, Perry L. Glanzer, Richard G. Medlin, Theory and Research in Education, Tiffany Puckett
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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
Posted in Academic Achievement, Civics, College/Postsecondary, Curriculum, International, Legal, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy, Policy/Regulation, Public Schools, Socialization, Special Needs, Technology
Tagged Joseph Murphy, Milton Gaither, Other Education, Peabody College, Rob Kunzman, Robert Kunzman, Vanderbilt University
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THE PRIMA FACIE CASE AGAINST HOMESCHOOLING: A Critique, Part 2
Record: Randall Curren and J. C. Blokhuis, “The Prima Facie Case Against Homeschooling” in Public Affairs Quarterly, 25, no. 1 (January 2011): 1-19. Summary: In my previous post I argued against the historic backstory Curren and Blokhuis provide as the … Continue reading
A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS: A New Cardus Survey of Homeschooling in Canada
Record: R. Pennings, et al., “A Rising Tide Lifts all Boats: Measuring Non-Government School Effects in Service of the Canadian Public Good” (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2012). Available for free download here. Summary: Back in 2011 I reviewed the first Cardus … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Civics, International, Public Schools, Socialization
Tagged Academic Achievement, Brian Ray, Canada, Cardus Survey, Environmentalism, Life Satisfaction, R. Pennings
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EDUCATION, SCHOOLING, AND CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: How to Regulate Homeschooling
Record: Robert Kunzman, “Education, Schooling, and Children’s Rights: the Complexity of Homeschooling” in Educational Theory 62, no. 1 (February 2012): 75-89. Summary: Kunzman is author of Write These Laws on Your Children: Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling and … Continue reading
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Tagged Educational Theory, Jim Dwyer, Life as Education, Meyer v. Nebraska, NAEP, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Robert Kunzman, Write these Laws on your Children
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