Category Archives: Curriculum

Home Educators and Arts Education

Record: Katie Burke, “The Challenges of Facilitating Arts Learning in Home Education” in British Educational Research Journal 45, no. 5 (October 2019): 961-978, Summary: Burke, a lecturer at the School of Education at the University of South Queensland, Australia, here presents her third piece … Continue reading

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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

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Playful Environments and Science Education

Record: Jennifer Bachman and Lynn Dierking, “Co-creating Playful Environments That Support Children’s Science and Mathematics Learning as Cultural Activity: Insights From Home-Educating Families” in Children, Youth and Environments 21(2011): 294-311. [Abstract here] Summary: Dr. Jennifer Bachman is the Director of Programming and … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLERS IN THE LIBRARY

Record: Sarah Pannone, “Homeschoolers’ Experiences with the Public Library: A Phenomenological Study” in Children and Libraries 17, no. 1 (Spring 2019): 5-10. [Preview Here]. Summary: Pannone, an Adjunct Instructor and doctoral director at Liberty University and author of previous articles on the experiences of … Continue reading

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STEM and Homeschooling Parents

Record: Courtney Gann and Dan Carpenter, “STEM Educational Activities and the Role of the Parent in the Home Education of High School Students” in Educational Review 71, no. 2 (2019): 166-181. [Abstract Here] Summary: Gann is a former doctoral student at Texas Tech … Continue reading

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UNSCHOOLING AND SOCIAL JUSTICE/MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Record: Kristan Morrison, “Unschooling and Social Justice/Multicultural Education: (Un)Realized Potential” in Other Education: The Journal of Educational Alternatives 7, no. 2 (2018): 97-117 [available here] Summary: Morrison of Radford University performed an online survey to discover how social justice curriculum is integrated into the … Continue reading

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STEM and Homeschooling

Courtney Gann and Dan Carpenter, “STEM Teaching and Learning Strategies of High School Parents With Homeschool Students,” in Education and Urban Society 50, no. 5 (2018), pp. 461-482. [Abstract Here] Summary: Gann, an Adjunct Instructor in STEM education at Texas … Continue reading

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ARTS TEACHING IN HOME EDUCATION

Record: Katie Burke & David Cleaver, “‘Authentic’ Arts Teaching and Learning: An Investigation Into the Practices of Australian Home Educators,” Journal of Educational Alternatives, Vol. 7 no. 1 (2018): 18-41. ISSN 2049-2162 Summary: Katie Burke and David Cleaver of the University of Southern Queensland, … Continue reading

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THE CHRONICLES OF HOMESCHOOLING GIFTED LEARNERS

Record: Jennifer L. Jolly & Michael S. Matthews, “The Chronicles of Homeschooling Gifted Learners,”  Journal of School Choice, vol. 12, no. 1 (2018): 123-145.  DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2017.1354644 Summary: Jolly, an associate professor of gifted education at the University of Alabama and Association Editor … Continue reading

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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

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