Monthly Archives: August 2014

HOME BASED EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA: A Master’s Thesis

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Chelsey B. Watts, “Home Based Education in North Carolina: A Case Study of Policy, Coordination, and Social Acceptance” in Master’s Degree Studies in International and Comparative Education 17 (April, 2014).  Available here. Summary: Watts’ thesis was the result of … Continue reading →

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HOME IS WHERE THE SCHOOL IS: Do Homeschooling Laws Increase Homeschooling?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Rachana Bhatt, “Home is Where the School Is: The Impact of Homeschool Legislation on School Choice” in Journal of School Choice 8, no. 2 (2014): 192-212. [Abstract Here] Summary:  Bhatt, an economics professor at Georgia State University, here presents … Continue reading →

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I’M KEEPING MY SON HOME: African American Males and Homeschooling

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Garvey Lundy and Ama Mazama, “‘I’m Keeping My Son Home’: African American Males and the Motivation to Homeschool” in Journal of African American Males in Education 5, no. 1 (Spring 2014): 53-74. [Available Here] Summary: Mazama and Lundy have … Continue reading →

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