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Category Archives: Pedagogy
HOMESCHOOLING IN AMERICA: A Book-Length Survey of Homeschooling Research
Record: Joseph Murphy, Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2012). Murphy, Associate Dean at Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University and author of many, many books and articles on a wide range of … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy, Socialization
Tagged Cardus Education Survey, Jennifer Lois, Joseph Murphy, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University
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THROUGH THE LENS OF HOME-EDUCATED CHILDREN: Insights from Children About What Motivates Them to Learn
Record: Tara Jones, “Through the Lens of Home-Educated Children: Engagement in Education” in Educational Psychology and Practice (2013): 1-15 [Abstract Available Here] Summary: Jones is a PhD student at the University of the West of Scotland. Here she presents the … Continue reading
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Tagged grounded theory, Photovoice, snowball sampling, Tara Jones, United Kingdom, University of the West of Scotland
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Joseph Murphy Reviews Kunzman and Gaither, “Homeschooling: A Comprehensive Survey of the Research”
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
Posted in Academic Achievement, Civics, College/Postsecondary, Curriculum, International, Legal, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy, Policy/Regulation, Public Schools, Socialization, Special Needs, Technology
Tagged Joseph Murphy, Milton Gaither, Other Education, Peabody College, Rob Kunzman, Robert Kunzman, Vanderbilt University
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FORGING A FUNDAMENTALIST ‘ONE BEST SYSTEM’: The History of ACE, ABeka, and Bob Jones Complete
Record: Adam Laats, “Forging a Fundamentalist ‘One Best System’: Struggles over Curriculum and Educational Philosophy for Christian Day Schools, 1970-1989″ in History of Education Quarterly 50, no 1 (February 2010): 55-83. [Read the first page here] Summary: Laats, a professor … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, History, Pedagogy
Tagged A Beka, Accelerated Christian Education, ACE, Adam Laats, Arlin Horton, Beka Horton, Binghamton University, BJU, Bloom's Taxonomy, Bob Jones Complete, Bob Jones University, History of Education Quarterly, John Dewey, Max Rafferty, new math, original sin, Pensacola Christian Schools, phonics, progressivism, Rudolph Flesch, sex education, Sputnik, whole language
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WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING?
Record: Eric J. Isenberg, “What Have We Learned About Homeschooling?” in Peabody Journal of Education 82 (2007): 387-409. Summary: Isenberg, affiliated with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., here tries to synthesize all of the best research on several topics related to … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Achievement, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy
Tagged Eric J. Isenberg, National Household Education Survey, NHES, Peabody Journal of Education
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