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Download full textLips, Dan; Feinberg, Evan – Heritage Foundation, 2008
A growing number of American families are choosing to homeschool their children. While research evidence is limited, evaluations of student outcomes suggest that homeschooling is successful for participating students: They do well in their learning environment, perform as well on national college assessment tests as traditional high school…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Outcomes of Education, Educational Policy, State Regulation
Direct linkGlanzer, Perry L. – Educational Theory, 2008
Rob Reich's claim that fruitful discussions about the balance among state, parental, and children's educational interests would benefit by contemplating the widespread phenomenon of homeschooling is a welcome suggestion. His policy recommendations, however, place an unjustified burden on parents to show the adequacy of homeschooling arrangements…
Descriptors: Democracy, Home Schooling, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy
Ray, Brian D., Ed. – Home School Researcher, 1989
This document consists of five issues of the "Home School Researcher," a quarterly newsletter dedicated to research on instruction in the home. Volume 4, number 3 reports findings of a comparative study of the reasoning abilities of home-educated children. Also included are profiles of four categories of home schoolers: new age,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Community Characteristics, Family Characteristics, Home Schooling
Peer reviewedFielding, Puff; Fielding, Rena – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 2001
A mother and daughter describe their family's educational experiences with a K-12 noncoercive free school, Upattinas School and Resource Center (Pennsylvania), and with home schooling and public school. They have learned that people learn best when placed in a supportive environment. Forced learning, as in public school, tends to turn off the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGarrett, Linda; Garrett, Katie – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 2001
A mother (Linda) and daughter (Katie) tried a cooperative "unschool," public school, home schooling, private school, and returned to unschooling. Linda feels that public school compromises creativity and freedom too much, but she had trouble letting go of the structure. Katie says unschooling let her enjoy her relationship with her mother, focus…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Romanowski, Michael H. – Streamlined Seminar, 2001
Public school educators often fail to appreciate the various reasons home schooling is an increasingly attractive option for families of nearly every class, race, religion, and political perspective. Parents preferring to home school their children generally reveal one of two motivations for their decision. 'Idealogues' aim to promote specific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
