International Center for Home Education Research Reviews

DOMESTIC EDUCATION IN 19TH CENTURY BRAZIL

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Caria Celi Chaves Vasconcelos, “Domestic Education in Nineteenth Century Brazil: Aspects of European Influence on the Performance of Tutors and Private Teachers” in Social and Education History 2, no. 1 (2013): 1-22.

Summary: Vasconcelos, a professor of History of Education and Educational Policies at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and the Catholic University of Petrópolis, here describes female tutors who worked in the homes of well-to-do 19^th century Brazilian families. Continue reading →

Posted in History, International | Tagged Brasil, Brazil, Caria Celi Chaves Vasconcelos, Catholic University of Petropolis, French, Portugese, State University of Rio de Janeiro, tutoring, tutors | Comments Off

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOMESCHOOLING: A Large-Scale Study

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Ama Mazama and Garvey Lundy, “African American Homeschooling and the Quest for a Quality Education” in Education and Urban Society 20, no. 10 (2013): 1-22. [Abstract here]

Summary: Mazama, a professor of African American studies at Temple University, and Lundy, a professor of social sciences at Montgomery County Community College, here present results from the largest survey yet attempted of African American homeschooling families, looking specifically at what motivates these families to choose homeschooling. Continue reading →

Posted in Parental Motivation, Race/Ethnicity | Tagged African Americans, Ama Mazama, Atlanta, Bridgeport, Cheryl Fields-Smith, Chicago, Columbia, DE, educational protectionism, Florence, Garvey Lundy, Meca Williams, Monica Wells Kisura, Montgomery County Community College, New York City, Philadelphia, Qualitative, racism, SC, snowball sampling, Temple University, Washington D.C. | Comments Off

LE CHANGEMENT EN EDUCATION: Building Community among Home Educators in Quebec

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Christine Brabant and Sylvian Bourdon, “Le Changement en Éducation et la Gouvernance réflexive. Expérimentation d’un Modèle d’Appropriation du Changement pare des Groupes de Parents-Éducateurs au Quèbec” in Education et Francophonie XL: 1 (Printemps 2012): 32-55.

Summary and Appraisal: This week’s post is written by guest reviewer Helen Lees of York St. John University in the United Kingdom:

Well, thank goodness for Christine Brabant! Seemingly lucky home educators in Quebec, Canada got to spend time supported and facilitated by her research project in self-determining the forms of institutional governance relevant to their practices, as an iterative and open, confidence boosting process. Continue reading →

Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Socialization | Tagged Canada, Christine Brabant, community, dialogic, Education et Francophonie, Helen Lees, Leslie Safran, Marc Maesschalck, Mitchell Stevens, Quebec, Sylvian Bourdon, United Kingdom, York St. John University | Comments Off

RELIGION, VOLUNTEERING, AND EDUCATIONAL SETTING: How Does Homeschooling Impact Civic Engagement?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Jonathan P. Hill and Kevin R. Den Dulk, “Religion, Volunteering, and Educational Setting: The Effect of Youth Schooling Type on Civic Engagement” in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52, no. 1 (2013): 179-197 [Available Here]

Summary:

Hill and Den Dulk, both professors at Calvin College, here present results drawn from the massive National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) directed by Christian Smith and Lisa Pearce. Read my summary of an excellent earlier study by Jeremy Uecker using this data set here.

In the piece before us today Hill and Den Dulk want to know whether the type of schooling a child receives goes on to have an impact on that individual’s habits of volunteering in young adulthood, and if so, why. As the NSYR was a multi-stage longitudinal study of a representative sample of the American population, it can give us data to answer this question. Continue reading →

Posted in Civics, College/Postsecondary, Public Schools, Socialization | Tagged Brian D. Ray, Brian Ray, Calvin College, CARDUS, Cardus Education Survey, Catholic school, Christian Smith, Civic Engagement, Home Educated and Now Adults, Jeremy Uecker, Jonathan P. Hill, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Kevin R. Den Dulk, Lisa Pearce, National Study of Youth and Religion, NYSR, Opportunity Structures, Protestant school, Volunteering | 3 Comments

PULLING BACK THE CURTAINS: A Lawyer Advocates for Increased Regulation of Homeschooling to Stop Child Abuse

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Tyler Barnett, “Pulling Back the Curtains: Undetected Child Abuse and the Need for Increased Regulation of Homeschools in Missouri” in B.Y.U. Education & Law Journal (2013): 341-356. [excerpt here]

Summary: Barnett, a J.D. candidate from the University of Missouri School of Law, here argues that a string of recent troubling cases suggest a need for more rigorous homeschooling regulations in Missouri. Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation | Tagged B.Y.U. Education and Law Journal, D.C., Maryland, Missouri, New York, Tyler Barnett, University of Missouri School of Law, Washington, Wisconsin v. Yoder | Comments Off

GEOGRAPHIES OF ‘ALTERNATIVE’ EDUCATION: A Look at UK Home Educators

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Peter Kraftl, “Towards Geographies of ‘Alternative’ Education: A Case Study of UK Homeschooling Families” in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 38, no. 3 (July 2013): 436-450. [Abstract here]

Summary: Kraftl, a geography professor at the University of Leicester, here uses homeschooling as a lens through which to examine several theoretical approaches to the study of human geography. Continue reading →

Posted in International, Parental Motivation, Pedagogy | Tagged critical theory, Geography, Peter Kraftl, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, University of Leicester | Comments Off

HOMESCHOOLED AT A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: A Comparison with Public and Private Schoolers

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Marc Snyder, “An Evaluative Study of the Academic Achievement of Homeschooled Students Versus Traditionally Schooled Students Attending a Catholic University” in Catholic Education (March 2013): 288-308. [Available Here]

Summary: Snyder, who has spent many years teaching in the Catholic school system, here summarizes in a single article the results of his doctoral dissertation, which I have previously summarized here.

Snyder begins with a brief lit review and historical introduction to homeschooling, both of which are solid. He then lays out his five research questions, all of which seek to compare home educated college students with those who attended private schools and public schools: Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Achievement, College/Postsecondary, Public Schools | Tagged ACT, Ave Maria University, Catholic, Domino's Pizza, Marc Snyder, Patrick Henry College, SAT, Tom Monaghan | Comments Off

DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE: Homeschooling Parents Speak

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Kenneth V. Anthony, “Declarations of Independence: Home School Families’ Perspectives on Education, the Common Good, and Diversity” in Current Issues in Education 16, no. 1 (February 2013): 1-15. [Abstract here]

Summary: Anthony, Assistant Professor of Education at Mississippi University for Women, here continues a line of research on which he’s published before about the motivations of conservative Christian homeschooling parents who choose a classical approach. Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, Parental Motivation, Religion | Tagged Amish, common good, Current Issues in Education, diversity, First Amendment, First Amendment Center, Jacqueline Pfeffer, John Locke, Kenneth V. Anthony, Mississippi University for Women, Polity, Robert Filmer, Susie Burroughs, Vanderbilt University, Wisconsin v. Yoder | Comments Off

TOLERANCE AND LIBERTY: Michael Farris Defends Homeschooling

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Michael Farris, “Tolerance and Liberty: Answering the Academic Left’s Challenge to Homeschooling Freedom” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 393-406.

Summary: Farris, the United States’ most influential homeschooling leader for the past 25 years, here summarizes and then rebuts arguments made by some academics and lawyers who seek to increase regulation of homeschooling. Continue reading →

Posted in Legal, Policy/Regulation | Tagged and Cultural Rights, Catherine J. Ross, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Kimberly Yuracko, Martha Albert Fineman, Michael Farris, Nazi, Peabody Journal of Education, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, San Antonio v. Rodriguez, Social, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights | 1 Comment

A QUESTION OF RESISTANCE: Why Educators Don’t Like Homeschooling

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Milton Gaither

Record: Blane Després, “A Question of Resistance to Home Education and the Culture of School-Based Education” in Peabody Journal of Education 88, no. 3 (2013): 365-377.

Summary: Després, President of Ripple Deep Consulting in British Columbia, here tries to apply his systemic thinking model called the FoRSE Matrix to the question of public education’s resistance to home education. Continue reading →

Posted in Public Schools | Tagged Blane Despres, British Columbia, Peabody Journal of Education, Ripple Deep | 2 Comments

International Center for Home Education Research Reviews

DOMESTIC EDUCATION IN 19TH CENTURY BRAZIL

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOMESCHOOLING: A Large-Scale Study

LE CHANGEMENT EN EDUCATION: Building Community among Home Educators in Quebec

RELIGION, VOLUNTEERING, AND EDUCATIONAL SETTING: How Does Homeschooling Impact Civic Engagement?

PULLING BACK THE CURTAINS: A Lawyer Advocates for Increased Regulation of Homeschooling to Stop Child Abuse

GEOGRAPHIES OF ‘ALTERNATIVE’ EDUCATION: A Look at UK Home Educators

HOMESCHOOLED AT A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: A Comparison with Public and Private Schoolers

DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE: Homeschooling Parents Speak

A QUESTION OF RESISTANCE: Why Educators Don’t Like Homeschooling

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