Tag Archives: Jane Van Galen

CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLING IN CHINA

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Milton Gaither

Record: Xiaoming Sheng, “Christian Homeschooling in China” in British Journal of Religious Education 41, no. 2 (2019): 218-231. [abstract here] Summary: Xiaoming Sheng should be a familiar name to veteran readers of this blog.  We have previously covered her work on Chinese homeschool law and … Continue reading →

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HOW I STARTED: Parental Motivations in Parents’ Own Words

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Milton Gaither

Record: Ari Neuman and Oz Guterman, “How I Started Home Schooling: Founding Stories of Mothers Who Home School Their Children,” in Research Papers in Education 34, no. 2, (2019): 192-207. [abstract here] Summary: Neuman and Guterman, who have been on … Continue reading →

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THE HOMESCHOOLING CONTINUUM: Redefining Homeschooling for the 21st Century

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Milton Gaither

Record: Jennifer L. Jolly and Michael S. Matthews, “The Shifting Landscape of the Homeschooling Continuum” in Educational Review (2018). [Abstract Here] Summary: Jolly, Associate Professor of Gifted Education at the University of Alabama, and Matthews, Director of Gifted Programs at UNC Charlotte, … Continue reading →

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PERSONALITY, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, AND EDUCATION: A New Look at Parental Motivation

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Milton Gaither

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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HOMESCHOOLED ADOLESCENTS: Drugs, Delinquency, and Grade Level

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Milton Gaither

Record: Sharon Green-Hennessy, “Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: Developmental Outcomes” in Journal of Adolescence 37, no. 4 (June 2014): 441-449 [Abstract here] Summary:  Green-Hennessy is a psychology professor at Loyola Maryland.  After beginning with a very strong lit review, … Continue reading →

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HOME EDUCATION: Three Types of Homeschoolers

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Milton Gaither

Record: Ruth Morton, “Home Education: Constructions of Choice” in International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education 3, no. 1 (October 2010) Available Here. Summary: Morton, a doctoral student at the University of Warwick whose dissertation is a qualitative study of homeschooling … Continue reading →

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