Monthly Archives: February 2014

THE TRANSMISSION OF VALUES: Do Homeschooled Christian Kids Keep the Faith as Adults?

Record: Braden Ryan Hoelzle, “The Transmission of Values and the Transition into Adulthood Within the Context of Home Education” in Journal of Research on Christian Education 22, no. 3 (2013), pp. 244-263. Summary:  Hoelzle, a doctoral student in education at … Continue reading

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“YOU CAN’T RELY ON SOMEBODY ELSE”: How Homeschooling Dads Think

Record: Lee Garth Vigilant, Lauren Wold Trefethren, and Tyler C. Anderson, “‘You Can’t Rely on Somebody Else to Teach Them Something they Don’t Believe’: Impressions of Legimitation Crisis and Socialization Control in the Narratives of Christian Homeschooling Fathers” in Humanity … Continue reading

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HOMESCHOOLING LAWS IN NEW JERSEY: An Argument for Increasing Scrutiny

Record: Elizabeth Richardson, “Homeschooling Laws (or Lack Thereof) in New Jersey–Are Children Slipping Through the Cracks?” in Journal of Law and Education 42, no. 1 (Winter 2013): 173-181 [Abstract Here] Summary: Richardson, a law clerk at Lynch, Cox, Gilman, and … Continue reading

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION: Comparing Home and Public Schooled Children

Record: Douglas E. Long, Lisa M. Gaetke, Stephen D. Perry, Mark G. Abel, and Jody L. Clasey, “The Assessment of Physical Activity and Nutrition in Home Schooled versus Public Schooled Children” in Pediatric Exercise Science 22, no. 1 (February 2010): … Continue reading

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