Category Archives: Curriculum

Home Educators and Arts Education

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Milton Gaither

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

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Milton Gaither

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

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Milton Gaither

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

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Milton Gaither

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

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Milton Gaither

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

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Marissa Donlevie

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

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Milton Gaither

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

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Marissa Donlevie

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

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Marissa Donlevie

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

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Robert Lyon

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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