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Fisher, Maurice, Ed. – Gifted Education Press Quarterly, 1998
These four issues of "Gifted Education Quarterly" include the following articles: (1) "Using Test Results To Support Clinical Judgment" (Linda Kreger Silverman), which discusses some of the difficulties in obtaining accurate indications of a child's level of giftedness and the importance of using professional judgment in…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Software, Educational Technology
Rich, Dorothy – 1987
This guide discusses policies and programs that help families contribute to and support educational excellence. Chapter 1, on the significance of family involvement, covers increased student achievement; home learning activities; improved student behavior; family and teacher acceptance; benefits to parents, teachers, and the community; basic…
Descriptors: Community Action, Demography, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Van Galen, Jane A. – 1987
The social context within which home schooling takes place is described, and the ideological frameworks and contexts within which parents (most of them fundamentalist Christians) make schooling decisions are examined. Research involved participant observation and interviews with 16 home schooling families (13 families self-labeled…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography
Groover, Susan Varner; Endsley, Richard C. – 1988
This study explored differences between families with children educated at home and those with children in public schools, and examined the educational and socialization values and practices of different subgroups of homeschoolers. Subjects were 70 homeschooling parents and 20 nonhomeschooling parents who completed a questionnaire assessing…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attitudes, Educational Practices
McGee, Jerry C. – 1988
Most states require compulsory attendance of students through age 16. Challenges to the compulsory attendance laws often derive from disputes between parents and school officials over home instruction. This paper reviews prominent court cases that address legal issues pertaining to home schooling. The landmark case of "Pierce v. Society of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Compliance (Legal), Compulsory Education, Court Litigation
Common, Ron W.; MacMullen, Marilyn – Education Canada, 1986
Discusses the status of home schooling in Canada, pointing out the rapid expansion of the movement and the unresolved points of difference between schooling and the research findings used in its support. Urges full cooperation between schools and home schoolers. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Educational Attitudes
Fisher, Susan – 2003
This study was geared foremost to the needs and interests of district leaders and seeks to help them understand RSO/district relationships and make informed decisions about collaborating with external organizations. Its findings can also be of use to other key leaders of school reform such as school board members and other elected and appointed…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Home Schooling
Dobson, Linda – 2001
Noting that an increasing number of parents turn to home schooling to avoid what they see as limited, inadequate, or even dangerous school options, this book provides a comprehensive guide for parents in their first year of home schooling. The chapters are: (1) "Thinking about Homeschooling?" considering the motivation for home…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Cognitive Style, Curriculum, Educational Practices
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
McDermott, Kathryn; Bowles, Susan; Churchill, Andrew – 2003
School choice is a highly controversial topic in Massachusetts. It is estimated that a minimum of 200,000 students are participating in some form of school choice in Massachusetts; when considering intra-district school choice, at least one in four Massachusetts students are in a setting over which their families exercised some form of choice.…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Home Schooling
Houk, Katharine – 2000
Cooperative learning centers can provide educational activities for home-schooled children as well as support networks for home-schooling parents. This guide recounts development of a cooperative learning center founded by parents of over 70 home-educated children in upstate New York. Part 1 of the book details the development of The Alternative…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Home Programs
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Glass, Gene V., Ed. – Educational Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
This document consists of articles 1-20 published in the electronic journal "Educational Policy Analysis Archives" for the year 1999: (1) "Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools" (Casey D. Cobb and Gene V. Glass); (2) "Educational Research in Latin America: A Response to Akkari and Perez" (Mariano Narodowski);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Charter Schools, Computer Uses in Education
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Ray, 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
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Litcher, John H.; Schmidt, Steven J. – Social Education, 1991
Presents a descriptive survey of North Carolina home schooling. Examines demographic variables, parents' reasons, and choice of curriculum materials, focusing on social studies. Finds most parents used commercially produced textbooks, supplemental materials, and field trips. Identifies texts used by parents motivated by religious factors. Stresses…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Field Trips
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Kleist-Tesch, Jane M. – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1998
Examines the history of the homeschooling movement in the United States, the reasons parents choose to homeschool their children, the general profile of homeschoolers, and the responsibility that public libraries and librarians have in serving the homeschooling population. Suggests ways librarians can better serve homeschoolers. (AEF)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs
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