This exploratory Grounded Theory qualitative study identified parent networking and collective engagement practices among parents who homeschool and analyzed these practices for potential applicability in public schools. This study conducted interviews of a sample of Connecticut parents who homeschool, where they discuss their collective parent…

Virtual charter schools, emerging in the 1990s, are a recent development in the education field and reflect today's technology-oriented society. This study examined existing data to evaluate what, if any, difference existed between students who attended public school and those who were homeschooled prior to entering the virtual charter school. …

Homeschoolers are achieving better results with less money than their public school counterparts. This multiple case study explored the perceptions of homeschooled college students and graduates and their reasons for their academic and social successes. An interview-based, qualitative design was implemented to uncover themes and directions for…