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I have read quite a bit about home schooling in newspapers. What information can you give me?

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* The Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students in 1998
20,760 student achievement test scores and their family demographics make this the largest study of home education to date! Results demonstrate that home schooled students are doing exceptionally well and provide an informative portrait of America’s modern home education movement. Conducted by Dr. Lawrence M. Rudner, Director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation for the Home School Legal Defense Association.
http://www.hslda.org/docs/study/rudner1999/Rudner0.asp

* Jon's List of Home-School Resources
Includes Frequently Asked Questions and Handbooks for Homeschoolers.
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/

* List of State Homeschool Organizations
From Homeschool World.
http://www.home-school.com/groups/

* National Home Education Research Institute
The National Home Education Research Institute does research and provides facts and statistics that may help when dealing with the curious or critical,  legislators, or courts of law.
http://www.nheri.org/

* Homeschooling Resources
From About.Com
http://homeschooling.about.com/

Organizations:

* National Center for Home Education
The National Center serves state home school leaders by networking the state-wide organizations in all 50 states for rapid response to federal issues; serving as a “watchdog” on federal bills and lobbying for pro-home school and parents rights bills; commissioning and serving as a clearing house of major home school research; holding regional and national leadership symposiums for local and state-wide home school leaders; and communicating with the media.
P.O. Box 3000
Purcellville, VA 20134
Tel: 540/338-7600
Fax: 540/338-9333
http://nche.hslda.org/

* Home School Legal Defense Association
HSLDA is a non-profit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed.
P.O. Box 3000
Purcellville, Virginia 20134
Tel: 540/338-5600
http://www.hslda.org

Below are several ERIC Citations that may be relevant to your question. For information on obtaining the full text of the materials cited below please refer to our document on how to obtain the full text of materials cited in ERIC at: http://www.eduref.org/Eric/Help/obtain.shtml For more information about ERIC Citations, including an explanation of the abbreviations used for the field codes, click here: http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Qa/archives/fields.shtml

ERIC Database Citations through 3/2003:

Search Strategy: home schooling (All Descriptors) AND (home school* OR homeschool*) (Title)

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Record 1 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ652129
CHN: EC630669
AU: Rivero,-Lisa
TI: Progressive Digressions: Home Schooling for Self-Actualization.
PY: 2002
SO: Roeper-Review; v24 n4 p197-202 Sum 2002
ISSN: 0278-3193
NT: Theme Issue: Innovative Programs and Home Schooling To Meet the Needs of Gifted Learners.
DT: Information-Analyses-General (070); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Creative-Thinking; *Gifted-; *Home-Schooling; *Learner-Controlled-Instruction; *Self-Actualization; *Teaching-Methods
DE: Active-Learning; Creativity-; Discovery-Learning; Divergent-Thinking; Educational-Strategies; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Immersion-Programs; Play-
ID: Maslow-(Abraham)
AB: Maslow's (1971) theory of primary creativeness is used as the basis for a self-actualization model of education. Examples of how to use the model in creative homeschooling are provided. Key elements include digressive and immersion learning, self-directed learning, and the integration of work and play. Teaching suggestions are provided. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
CH: EC
FI: EJ
DTC: 070; 080
UD: 200301 (CIJE)

Record 2 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ652128
CHN: EC630668
AU: Sheehan,-Michele
TI: Dancing with Monica: Personal Perceptions of a Home-School Mom.
PY: 2002
SO: Roeper-Review; v24 n4 p191-96 Sum 2002
ISSN: 0278-3193
NT: Theme Issue: Innovative Programs and Home Schooling To Meet the Needs of Gifted Learners.
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Opinion-Papers (120); Reports-Descriptive (141)
LA: English
DE: *Family-Life; *Gifted-; *Home-Schooling; *Mentors-; *Parent-Student-Relationship; *Teaching-Methods
DE: Discipline-; Middle-Schools; Secondary-Education; Self-Management
AB: This essay shares a parent's homeschooling discoveries and choices as she taught her gifted daughter through the middle school years and two years of high school, how these learning choices deepened her self-knowledge, and how home schooling interfaced with the location and learning environment transitions her family faced. (Contains references.) (CR)
CH: EC
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 120; 141
UD: 200301 (CIJE)

Record 3 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ648509
CHN: CG558679
AU: Cai,-Yi; Reeve,-Johnmarshall; Robinson,-Dawn-T.
TI: Home Schooling and Teaching Style: Comparing the Motivating Styles of Home School and Public School Teachers.
PY: 2002
SO: Journal-of-Educational-Psychology; v94 n2 p372-80 Jun 2002
ISSN: 0022-0663
DT: Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Home-Schooling; *Individual-Differences; *Motivation-; *Religious-Factors; *Teacher-Characteristics; *Teaching-Styles
DE: Context-Effect; Public-School-Teachers; Teacher-Influence
AB: Focuses on the motivating styles teachers adopt in home school and public school contexts. Results showed that religiously motivated home educators embraced a relatively more controlling style than did public school teachers. Results illuminate ideological roots underlying teachers' motivating styles and highlight the need for home school researchers to assess children's motivational development. (Author)
CH: CG
FI: EJ
DTC: 080
UD: 200211 (CIJE)

Record 4 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ647212
CHN: EC630160
AU: Duffey,-Jane-G.
TI: Home Schooling Children with Special Needs.
PY: 2002
SO: Journal-of-Special-Education-Leadership; v15 n1 p25-32 Apr 2002
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Evaluative (142)
LA: English
DE: *Disabilities-; *Home-Schooling; *Parent-Attitudes; *Special-Needs-Students
DE: Case-Studies; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Parents-as-Teachers; Surveys-
AB: A survey of 121 families who were home schooling children with special needs found family profiles were similar to the general home schooling population and, unlike the general home schooling population, children often spent as much time in a school setting as in a home school environment. Four case studies identified themes as needs-based instruction and a philosophy of parental control. (Contains references.) (DB)
CH: EC
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 142
UD: 200210 (CIJE)

Record 5 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ640739
CHN: CS762027
AU: Romanowski,-Michael-H.
TI: Common Arguments about the Strengths and Limitations of Home Schooling.
PY: 2001
SO: Clearing-House; v75 n2 p79-83 Nov-Dec 2001
ISSN: 0009-8655
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Opinion-Papers (120)
LA: English
DE: *Family-Role; *Home-Schooling; *Parents-as-Teachers
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Program-Effectiveness
AB: Addresses why families choose home schooling. Summarizes the most common arguments put forth by advocates and critics of home schooling regarding the perceived strengths and limitations of this unique form of education. Concludes that parents have the right to determine what form of schooling best meets the needs of their children. (SG)
CH: CS
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 120
UD: 200207 (CIJE)

Record 6 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: ED461177
CHN: EA031499
AU: Somerville,-Scott-W.
TI: The Politics of Survival: Home Schoolers and the Law.
CS: Home School Legal Defense Association, Purcellville, VA.
PY: 2001
AV: For full text: http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED461177
DT: Reports-Descriptive (141)
CP: U.S.; Virginia
LA: English
PG: 25
DE: *Home-Schooling; *Nontraditional-Education; *Private-Education; *School-Law
DE: Black-Family; Catholics-; Court-Litigation; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Parents-as-Teachers; Religious-Factors
AB: Twenty years ago, home education was treated as a crime in almost every state. Today, it is legal all across America, despite strong and continued opposition from many within the educational establishment. This paper explores the various factors behind its success and resiliency against antagonistic social and political pressures. In the early days of home schooling (circa 1965), there were no support groups or newsletters for parents who taught their children at home; parents were frequently arrested, jailed, or fined until they put their children back in school; and many families were socially stigmatized because of their alternative educational practices. Support grew from conservative religious families who based their home schooling on their faith. When adverse political pressure decreased, families of more diverse backgrounds made their presence and pressure felt at state and federal government levels. Factors such as the Columbine High School shootings, dissatisfaction with public schools, the desire to educate children in a more holistic environment, the success of Catholic and African-American home schools, and the rise of "soccer moms" as important swing voters for politicians contributed to the firm establishment of home schooling, its continuation, and eventual legalization in all 50 states. (Contains 13 references.) (RT)
LV: 1
CH: EA
FI: ED
DTC: 141
UD: 200207 (RIE)

Record 7 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ634777
CHN: EA538813
AU: Zirkel,-Perry-A.
TI: Accommodating Home Schoolers.
PY: 2001
SO: Principal-; v81 n1 p73-74 Sep 2001
ISSN: 0271-6062
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Legal-or-Legislative-or-Regulatory-Materials (090)
LA: English
DE: *Court-Litigation; *Federal-Courts; *Home-Schooling
DE: Board-of-Education-Policy; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Special-Needs-Students; State-Legislation
ID: First-Amendment; Fourteenth-Amendment
AB: Discusses 10th Circuit Court decision upholding constitutionality of Oklahoma school district's policy that prohibited, with certain exceptions, part-time school enrollment, thus denying home-schooled student from taking certain specialized courses. (PKP)
CH: EA
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 090
UD: 200204 (CIJE)

Record 8 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ634711
CHN: EA538747
AU: Talluto,-Rebecca
TI: Accountability for Home-Schoolers.
PY: 2001
SO: American-School-Board-Journal; v188 n8 p20-21 Aug 2001
ISSN: 0003-0953
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Evaluative (142)
LA: English
DE: *Academic-Standards; *Accountability-; *Admission-Criteria; *Home-Schooling; *Program-Evaluation; *State-Legislation
DE: Community-Colleges; Grade-Point-Average; Parent-Child-Relationship; Secondary-Education
ID: *Florida-
AB: A Florida community college dean deplores the dual standard for dual-enrollment classes. Nongrading parents commonly assign their kids a 4.0 GPA to meet enrollment qualifications. Although some states require standardized testing for home-schoolers, others lack guidelines for evaluating home-education programs. This attitude must change. (MLH)
CH: EA
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 142
UD: 200204 (CIJE)

Record 9 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: ED456019
CHN: RC023168
AU: Bauman,-Kurt-J.
TI: Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics. Working Paper No. 53.
CS: Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div.
PY: 2001
AV: For full text: http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0053.html.
NT: An earlier version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (66th Washington, DC, March 29-31, 2001).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED456019
DT: Reports-Research (143); Speeches-or-Meeting-Papers (150)
CP: U.S.; District-of-Columbia
LA: English
GL: Federal
PG: 18
DE: *Educational-Trends; *Family-Characteristics; *Home-Schooling
DE: Demography-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Geographic-Distribution; Parent-Attitudes; Rural-Urban-Differences
AB: Home schooling has the potential to greatly impact the education system but has received little attention compared to other educational trends. This report draws on the 1994 October Current Population Survey and the 1996 and 1999 National Household Education Surveys (NHES) to determine the extent of home schooling and the social, demographic, and geographic characteristics of households that engage in home schooling. Analyses indicate that home schooling is less prevalent than shown in earlier estimates but has large potential for growth. In 1999, an estimated 790,000 children aged 6-17 were schooled at home, and the number was apparently growing. Home schoolers were likely to be non-Hispanic whites, but racial differences may be fading. Households with home-schooled children tended to include two adults with moderate to high education, with one either not in the labor force or working part-time. Home schoolers were more likely to be located in places that have been destinations for internal migration. Using a division of the country based on migration patterns, home schoolers were most prevalent in rural and suburban areas of the West that have received migration streams from California and other immigration gateway states, and in rural areas of "immigrant melting pot" states. About half of parents felt that they could provide a better education at home, while 30-33 percent were motivated by religious reasons or a poor learning environment at school. (Contains 29 references and 6 tables.) (SV)
LV: 1
CH: RC
FI: ED
DTC: 143; 150
UD: 200201 (RIE)

Record 10 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: ED452594
CHN: EA030967
AU: Romanowski,-Michael-H.
TI: Home School and the Public School: Rethinking the Relationship.
CS: National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, VA.
PY: 2001
SO: Streamlined-Seminar; v19 n3 Spr 2001
ISSN: 0735-0023
AV: National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Principals Resource Center, 1615 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3483 (single copies: $2.50; bulk orders 10 or more: $2 each). Tel: 800-386-2377 (Toll Free); e-mail: naesp@naesp.org; Web site: http://www.naesp.org.
NT: Published quarterly. Theme issue.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED452594
DT: Collected-Works-Serials (022); Opinion-Papers (120)
CP: U.S.; Virginia
LA: English
PG: 5
DE: *Academic-Achievement; *Home-Schooling; *Nontraditional-Education; *Parent-School-Relationship; *Partnerships-in-Education
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Family-Involvement; Family-School-Relationship; Outcomes-of-Education; Public-Schools; School-Community-Relationship
ID: *National-Association-Elementary-School-Principals
ID: Ohio-Northern-University
AB: 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 beliefs, values, and skills, while 'Pedagogues' believe that home schooling offers a superior education, even if the content of public schools is seen as less problematic. The most damaging conflict between educators and parents is an 'Us versus Them' perception rooted in limited negative experiences and poor mutual understanding. Parents should develop a better understanding and appreciation of the value of public schools and educators should focus on assisting students in all settings, including students schooled at home. Parents and educators should see their roles as complementary. Building a productive relationship is possible through exchanging ideas, offering dual enrollment, and providing a home-school liaison. Productive partnerships can improve the academic success of both home and public school students. (Contains 11 references.) (TEJ)
LV: 1
CH: EA
FI: ED
DTC: 022; 120
UD: 200110 (RIE)

Record 11 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: ED450470
CHN: EA030891
AU: Lett,-David-R.
TI: Home Schooling and the Request for Access to Public School Extracurricular Activities: A Legal and Policy Study of Illinois.
PY: 1999
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Principals Association (April 1999). Doctor of Education Dissertation, Illinois State University.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC07 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED450470
DT: Dissertations-or-Theses-Doctoral-Dissertations (041)
CP: U.S.; Illinois
LA: English
PG: 152
DE: *Court-Litigation; *Extracurricular-Activities; *Home-Schooling; *Laws-; *Legislation-
DE: Athletics-; Educational-Policy; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Enrichment-Activities; Extramural-Athletics; Group-Activities; Nontraditional-Education; Student-Participation
ID: *Illinois-
AB: This paper reports on a study that examines legal and policy issues surrounding access to public-school extracurricular activities for home-school students. Chapter 1, "The Problem and Its Background," reviews such relevant issues as the history of choice in America and Illinois, legal foundations, regulatory disparities, research questions, methodology, significance, and study limitations. Chapter 2, "Review of the Literature," examines studies from such areas as history, demography, sociology, law, policy, national studies, regional studies, policies, and studies from Illinois. Chapter 3, "Social Historiography and Legal Case Methodology," explores the legal standing of home schooling, variability in statutory considerations, the present status of legislation, case law in such areas as extracurricular and interscholastic activities, and the current position of the National Federation of High Schools Association. This chapter also examines existing state athletic association regulations in four predominant approaches: "legally enrolled," "bona fide," "implied prohibition," and "direct denial." Chapter 4, "Analysis of Political and Ethical Considerations of the Access Issue," explores arguments for, and against, making access to public-school extracurricular activities available to home-school students, the Michigan experience, and a proactive opportunity available to Illinois. Chapter 5, "Summary, Findings, Concerns, and Policy Recommendations," concludes that the weight of research supports denial of access. (Includes four appendices reviewing state regulations, statutes, and policies. Contains over 125 references.) (TEJ)
LV: 1
CH: EA
FI: ED
DTC: 041
UD: 200108 (RIE)

Record 12 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ620742
CHN: SP528976
AU: Pawlas,-George-E.
TI: Clearing the Air about Home Schooling.
PY: 2001
SO: Kappa-Delta-Pi-Record; v37 n2 p63-66 Win 2001
ISSN: 0022-8958
DT: Journal-Articles (080); Reports-Descriptive (141)
LA: English
DE: *Home-Schooling; *Nontraditional-Education
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Parent-School-Relationship; Parents-as-Teachers; Public-Schools
AB: Home school is evolving and gaining popularity in the United States. This paper describes different methods of home schooling, presents various home schooling resources that are available, and discusses the relationships between home schooling families and public schools, noting that a relationship between schools and home schools could be beneficial to both groups. (SM)
CH: SP
FI: EJ
DTC: 080; 141
UD: 200107 (CIJE)

Record 13 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ615806
CHN: SP528731
AU: McKethan,-Robert-N.; Everhart,-Brett-W.; Herman,-Jamie
TI: Starting a Home-School Physical Education Clinical Program on Your Campus.
PY: 2000
SO: Journal-of-Physical-Education,-Recreation-and-Dance; v71 n8 p38-44,54 Oct 2000
ISSN: 0730-3084
DT: Guides-Non-classroom (055); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Clinical-Experience; *Home-Schooling; *Physical-Education
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Parent-Role; Preservice-Teacher-Education; Program-Development
AB: Increasing numbers of home-schooled students who need regular physical activity indicate the need for home-school physical education (PE) programs on college campuses. This paper describes the development of one such program, highlighting: home schooling and clinical settings; procedures for establishing clinical programs; organizing clinical programs; parent roles in clinical programs; and teacher education in clinical programs. (SM)
CH: SP
FI: EJ
DTC: 055; 080
UD: 200104 (CIJE)

Record 14 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: EJ614808
CHN: EC626041
AU: Butler,-Shery
TI: The "H" Word: Home Schooling.
PY: 2000
SO: Gifted-Child-Today-Magazine; v23 n5 p44-50 Sep-Oct 2000
ISSN: 0892-9580
DT: Guides-Non-classroom (055); Journal-Articles (080)
LA: English
DE: *Academic-Achievement; *Family-Characteristics; *Gifted-; *Home-Schooling; *Parent-Student-Relationship
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Home-Programs; Nontraditional-Education; Outcomes-of-Education
AB: This article discusses home schooling gifted children, including reasons families choose to home school their children, laws regulating home schooling, the educational background of parents who home school, and curriculum options. Advantages and disadvantages of home schooling are explored, along with data indicating the higher achievement of home schoolers. (CR)
CH: EC
FI: EJ
DTC: 055; 080
UD: 200104 (CIJE)

Record 15 of 15 - The ERIC Database

AN: ED446385
CHN: EA030679
AU: Boulter,-Lyn-T.
TI: Academic Achievement in Home School Education.
PY: 1999
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED446385
DT: Information-Analyses-General (070)
CP: U.S.; North-Carolina
LA: English
PG: 22
DE: *Academic-Achievement; *Community-Action; *Home-Schooling; *Parent-Influence; *Parent-Participation; *Student-Improvement
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Public-Schools; Scores-
AB: There is little empirical evidence that home-school education is as academically effective as traditional education, or that average and above-average academic achievement is sustained through high school. A sample of 110 home-schooled students (59 males, 51 females, ages 5 years 3 months to 19 years 6 months) were administered the Woodcock-Johnson-Revised Tests of Achievement. In addition, a longitudinal study was conducted of 46 of these students who were given the test 2 or more years over the 6-year span of the study. Both male and female home-schooled students scored at or above the 50th percentile on all clusters of subtests. However, measures of academic achievement over time revealed that the students' performance declined with increasing grade level. The effectiveness of home-school education related to parental education and preparation for high-school level courses is discussed. (DFR)
LV: 1
CH: EA
FI: ED
DTC: 070
UD: 200104 (RIE)

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