Category Archives: Pedagogy

Arts Teaching and Home Education

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Milton Gaither

Record: Katie Burke and David Cleaver, “The Art of Home Education: An Investigation Into the Impact of Context on Arts Teaching and Learning in Home Education” in Cambridge Journal of Education 49(2019): 771-788. [Abstract Here] Summary: Dr. Katie Burke and David Cleaver are lecturers of at … Continue reading →

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Autonomy Within the Unschooling Movement

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Milton Gaither

Record: Lorena Sánchez Tyson, “Trusting Children: Lifelong Learning and Autonomy within the Unschooling Movement” in Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning 13(2019): 23-40. [Abstract here] Summary: Lorena Tyson is pursuing her doctoral degree in Education, Practice, and Society at the University College London … 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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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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DEWEY AND THE AMERICAN MOVEMENT TO HOMESCHOOLING

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Milton Gaither

Record: John Scott Gray, “Dewey and the American Movement to Homeschooling,” in Education 3-13, vol. 46, no. 4 (2018), pp. 441-446. [Abstract Here] Summary: Gray, a philosophy professor at Ferris State University, here argues that homeschooling is incommensurate with the … Continue reading →

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PERSONALITY, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, AND EDUCATION: A New Look at Parental Motivation

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Milton Gaither

Record: Oz Guterman and Ari Neuman, “Personality, Socio-economic Status and Education: Factors that Contribute to the Degree of Structure in Homeschooling” in Social Psychology of Education 21, no. 1 (February 2018): 75-90 [abstract here] Summary: This is the latest of a long list … 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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UNSCHOOLING IN HONG KONG: A Case Study

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Robert Lyon

Record: Gina Riley, “Unschooling in Hong Kong: A Case Study” Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, 10, No. 20 (2016): 1-15. [Full Article] Summary: Gina Riley is an educational psychologist and Clinical Professor of Adolescent Special Education at Hunter College. In this article … Continue reading →

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