Category Archives: Pedagogy

Arts Teaching and Home Education

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

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

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

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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DEWEY AND THE AMERICAN MOVEMENT TO HOMESCHOOLING

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

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

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

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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