Category Archives: College/Postsecondary

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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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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THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATION: Home Study Programs in the 1920s-1930s and Today

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record: Robert Hampel, “The Business of Education: Home Study at Columbia University and the University of Wisconsin in the 1920s and 1930s.” in Teachers College Record 112, no. 9 (September 2010): 2496-2517. Summary: Hampel, a professor at the University of … Continue reading →

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EXPLORING ACADEMIC OUTCOMES: Homeschoolers in College

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record: Michael F. Cogan, “Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschooled Students” in Journal of College Admission 208: 18-25(2010). Full article available here. Summary: Cogan acknowledges the lack of satisfactory, empirical research concerning homeschooled students’ academic achievements and/or outcomes at the collegiate … Continue reading →

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ARE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ‘HOME-SCHOOL FRIENDLY?’: Website Customization for Homeschoolers

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Molly H. Duggan, “Are Community Colleges ‘Home-School Friendly?’: An Exploration of Community College Web Sites as an Indicator of ‘Friendliness’” in Community College Journal of Research and Practice 34: 55-63 (2010). Summary:  Duggan, whose earlier work on community colleges … Continue reading →

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WRITING HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS INTO THE ACADEMY–Christian Homeschoolers in Freshman Composition

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Philip Marzluf, “Writing Home-Schooled Students into the Academy” in Composition Studies 37, no. 1 (Spring 2009): 49-66 Summary:  Marzluf, professor and director of the writing program at Kansas State University, here pens a thoughtful reflection on the challenges that … Continue reading →

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PREVIOUSLY HOMESCHOOLED COLLEGE FRESHMEN: How Do They Compare?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Mary K. Saunders, “Previously Homeschooled College Freshmen: Their First Year Experiences and Persistence Rates” in Journal of College Student Retention 11, no. 1 (2009-2010): 77-100. Summary:  Saunders here uses results from a survey of 261 college freshmen at Wheaton … Continue reading →

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HOMESCHOOLERS ENTERING COMMUNITY COLLEGES: What Admissions Officers Think

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Kellie Sorey and Molly H. Duggan, “Homeschoolers Entering Community Colleges: Perceptions of Admission Officers” in Journal of College Admission (Summer 2008): 22-28 Summary:  Sorey, Registrar at Tidewater Community College in Virginia, and Duggan, Assistant Professor of Community College Leadership … Continue reading →

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STATE REGULATION OF HOMESCHOOLING AND SAT SCORES: Is There a Relationship?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record:  Brian D. Ray and Bruce K. Eagleson, “State Regulation of Homeschooling and Homeschoolers’ SAT Scores” in Academic Leadership: The Online Journal 6, no. 3 (14 August 2008).  [Available fulltext here] Summary:  Ray, founder and president of the National Home Education Research … Continue reading →

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