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Direct linkCollom, Ed – Education and Urban Society, 2005
This research investigates two major aspects of homeschooling. Factors determining parental motivations to homeschool and the determinants of the student achievement of home-educated children are identified. Original survey data from an organized group of homeschoolers is analyzed. Regression models are employed to predict parents' motivations and…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Home Schooling, Educational Attainment, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedMarlow, Stacey E. – Education and Urban Society, 1994
Uses the home-education policy arena as a lens through which to view changing beliefs and practices about student assessment. The home-education policies of 10 states illustrate issues relating to accountability in public and private schools and the use of standardized tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Beliefs, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedRay, Brian D. – Education and Urban Society, 1988
The available evidence indicates that home school youth of compulsory education age have been scoring equal or better than their conventional school peers on measures of cognitive achievement and desirable affective traits; the significance of this is discussed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
