Bibliography of International Home Education Research

Aiex, Patrick K. (1994) “Home Schooling, Socialization, and Creativity in Children.” Report available from Education and Resources Information Centre www.eric.ed.gov

Ainscow, M. Dyson, A, Crow, M Kerr, K Lennie, C Miles, S & Skyrme, J (2007) “Equity in Education: New Directions” second annual report from equity in education, University of Manchester.

Apple, MW (2000) “The Cultural Politics of Home Schooling Peabody Journal of Education   (Summer) vol 75 n 1-2 pp 256-271.

Arai, Bruce A. (1999) “Homeschooling and the Redefinition of Citizenship” Education Policy Analysis vol 7(27) pp.1-18. (available at http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n27.html)

Arora, T (2003) “School-Aged children who are educated at home by their parents: Is there a role for educational psychologists? Educational Psychology in Practice Vol. 19 (2), pp.103-112   Arora, T (2006) “Elective home education and special educational needs” Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs Vol 6 (1) pp 55-66)

Barbant, Christine, Bourdon, Sylvain and Jutras, France (2003) “Home Education in Quebec: Family First” Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp. 112-113

Barrett-Peacock, John (2003) “Australian Home Education: A Model” Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp101-111

Barson, Leslie: (2004) “Communities of Practice and Home Education (HE) Support Groups” Paper from the BERA Conference Manchester, England

Basham, Patrick (2001) “Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream”, Public Policy Sources, No 51, Vancouver BC: The Fraser Institute

Belfield, Clive R (2002) “Modelling School Choice: A Comparison of Public, Private Independent, Private -Religious and Home-Schooled Students” Columbia.edu Occasional Paper National Center for the Study of Privatisation in Education.

Blok, Henk (2004) “Performance in Home Schooling: An Argument Against Compulsory Schooling in the Netherlands” International Review of Education 50 (1) pp. 39-52

Brady, M. S. (2003) “Social Development in Traditionally Schooled and Home Educated Children: A Case for Increased Parental Monitoring and Decreased Peer Dominance” Home School Researcher, 15(4), pp.11-18.

Callan, E (1997) Creating Citizens: Political Education and Liberal Democracy. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Carper, J.C. (2000) “Pluralism to Establishment to Dissent: The Religious and Educational Context of Home Schooling” Peabody Journal of Education vol 75 n 1-2, pp 8-19

Collom, Ed (2005) “The Ins and Outs of Homeschooling: The Determinants of Parental Motivations and Student Achievement” Education and Urban Society Vol. 37 n 3 pp.307-335

Davis, S. & Aurini, J. (2003): “Homeschooling and Canadian Educational Politics: Rights, Pluralism and Pedagogical Individualism” Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp 63-73

Delahooke, M. (1986) Home Educated Children's Social/Emotional Adjustment and Academic Achievement: A Comparative Study.  Doctoral Dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology Los Angeles. 

Department of Education & Skills (2004) “The Cost of Schooling”, by Brunwin, T, London: DfES available at www.dfes.gov.uk/library/docs

Department of Education & Skills (2007) “Personalised Learning”, available at www.dfes.gov.uk/library/docs

Dowty, I (2000) “An outline of the law and practice of home-based education” in Free Range Education How home education works (ed. T. Dowty) Stroud: Hawthorn Press.

Dowty,  T (ed.) (2000) Free Range Education How home education works Stroud: Hawthorn Press.

Dowty, T and Cowlishaw (2002) Home Educating Our Autistic Spectrum Children: Paths are Made by Walking Jessica Kingsley

Duvall, S. F., Delquadri, J. C. and Lawrence Ward, D. (2004) “Homeschool Instructional Environments for Students with Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder.” School Psychology Review vol 33 (1) 

Duvall, S. F., Delquadri, J. C and Lawrence Ward, D. (1997) “An Exploratory Study of Home School Instructional Environments and their effects on the basic Skills of Students with learning Disabilities” Education and Treatment of Children, vol 20 (2) pp.150-172

Education Otherwise (2002) Questionnaire and analysis available at www.education-otherwise.org

Education Otherwise (2006) “Home Education Research” edited by Rothermel, P. available at www.education-otherwise.org

Ensign J (2000) “Defying the Stereotypes of Special Education: Home School Students” Peabody Journal of Education vol 75 n 1-2, pp 147-158

Farris, M and Woodruff, S (2000) “The Future of Home Schooling” Peabody Journal of Education (Summer) vol 75 n 1-2 pp 233-255

Feldman, J. & Gray, P.  (1999) “Some Educational Benefits of Freely Chosen Age Mixing Among Children and Adolescents.” Phi Delta Kappan Vol. 80 (7)

Gabb, Sean (2004) “Home Schooling: A British Perspective” unpublished paper University of Buckingham available at www.seangabb.co.uk

Galloway, R. A, (1995) “Home-Schooled Adults: Are they ready for College?” Paper at Educational Research Association annual meeting San Francisco 18-22 April 1995

Green, C L & Hoover Dempsey, K V (2007) “Why Do Parents Homeschool? A Systematic Examination of Parental Involvement” Education and Urban Society Vol 39 n2 pp264-285

Hepburn, Claudia R, and Patrick Basham (2001)  “Home Schooling is an Effective Alternative to the Public School System” The Fraser Institute available at  www.fraswerinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=253available at 

Hill, PT (2000) “Home Schooling and the Future of Public Education” Peabody Journal of Education vol 75 n 1-2, pp 20-31

Holt. J. (1983) How Children Learn revised edition London, Penguin

Hopwood, V., O’Neill, L., Castro, G. and Hodgson B  (2007) The Prevalence of Home Education in England: A Feasibility Study, Research commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills.

Hunter, R (1994) “The home school phenomenon” Unicorn: Journal of the Australian College of Education vol 20 (3) pp. 28-37

Hoyle, D (1998) “Constructions of pupil absence in the British education service” Child and Family Social Work 3

Illich, I. (1976) Deschooling Society Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1976  

Ivatts, A. (2006) “The Situation regarding the current policy, provision and practice in Elective Home Education (EHE) for Gypsy/Roma and Traveller children.” Report commissioned by the DfES

Johnson, K. C. (1991) “Socialization practices of Christian home school educators in the State of Virginia” Home School Researcher vol 5 (2) pp. 11-14

Kearney, K: (1996) “Highly Gifted Children in Full Inclusion Classrooms” Highly Gifted Children, Summer/Fall 1996, 12(4)

Kendall S., Johnson A., Martin K. and Kinder K. (2005) “Vulnerable Children’s Access to Exams at Key stage Four” Research Commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills

Kendall, Sally and Atkinson, M: (2006) “Some Perspectives on Home Education” Research Commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills

Kirkpatrick, David W. (2005) “Home Schooling Benefits are Real, Widespread” School Reform News The Heartland Institute

Klicka, C. J. (2002) “Academic Statistics on Homeschooling” excerpt from Home Schooling in the United States: A Legal Analysis HDSLA available from www.hsdla.org

Klicka, C. J. (2002) “Socialization: Home Schoolers are in the Real World” Excerpt from The Right Choice: Home Schooling HDSLA available from www.hsdla.org

Knowles JG, Muchmore, JA and Spaulding, HW  (1994) “Home Education as an Alternative to Institutionalised education” The Educational Forum 58, pp. 238-243.

Knowles, J. G., & Muchmore, J. A. (1995): "Yep! We're grown up home schooled kids and we're doing just fine, thank you very much." Journal of Research on Christian Education. 4(1), pp.35-56.

Lee, W J  (1995) The Socialisation of Home-schooled and Public-schooled Children Ph.D University of LA Verne Ann Arbour

Lines, P M (2000) “Homeschooling Comes of Age” The Public Interest (summer) pp 74-85

Llewellyn, G (ed.) (1996) Freedom Challenge: African American homeschoolers. Eugene, OR: Lowry House.

Lowden, S (1995) “LEA Policy and Practice Regarding Home-Based Education” available from Education Otherwise at www.education-otherwise.org/Links/research%20Papers/S%Lowden.pdf

Lubienski, Chris (2003) “A Critical View of Home Education” Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp. 167-178

Lubienski, C (2000)”Whither the Common Good? A Critique of Home Schooling” Peabody Journal of Education (Summer) vol 75 n 1-2 pp 207-232

McIntyre-Bhatty, K (2007) Inerventions and interrogations: an analysis of recent policy imperatives and their rationals in the case of home education" Education,Knowledge and Economy vol 1 n 3 pp.241-259

McDowell, SA Sanchez, AR and Jones, SS (2000) “Participation and Perception: Looking at Home Schooling through a Multicultural Lens” Peabody Journal of Education vol 75 n 1-2, pp 124-146

Medlin, R. G. (2000) “Home schooling and the Question of Socialisation” Peabody Journal of Education, 75(2&2) pp. 107-123

 Monk, D (2003) “Home Education: A Human Right?” Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 157-166

Monk, D (2004) “Problematising Home Education: Challenging “Parental Rights and “Socialisation” Legal Studies 24 (4)

Natale, JA (1995) “Home, but not Alone” The American School Board Journal 179 (9) pp 26-29

Nueman, Ari and Aviram, Aharon (2003) “Homeschooling as a Fundamental Change in Lifestyle” Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp 132-143

Ofsted (2003) ”Provision and Support for Traveller Pupils” London: Ofsted available at www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications

O’Neill, S. (2006) “The Cost of Education” report from the End Child Poverty Network in Wales available from www.childreninwales.org.uk/

Petrie, A J (1995) “Home Education and the Law Within Europe” International Review of Education Vol 41 n3-4 pp. 285-296

Pitman, M A (1987) “Compulsory Education and Homeschooling: Truancy or Prophecy?” Education and Urban Society Vol 19 n 3 pp.280-289

Ray, Bryan D (1994) “A Nationwide Study of Home Education In Canada: Family Characteristics, Student Achievement and Other Topics” Salem, OR: National Home Education Research Institute

Ray, Bryan D (1997) Strengths of Their Own—Home Schoolers Across America: Academic Achievement, Family Characteristics, and Longitudinal Traits. Salem, OR: National Home Education Research Institute

Ray, B D (2000) “Home Schooling: The Ameliorator of Negative Influences on Learning?” Peabody Journal of Education vol 75 n 1-2, pp 71-106

Ray, BD (2000b) “Home Schooling for Individuals’ Gain and Society’s Common good” Peabody Journal of Education (Summer) vol 75 n 1-2 pp 272-293

Ray Bryan D (2003) “Homeschooling Grows Up” Home School Legal Defense Association Publication www.hsdla.org, see also Home Educated and Now Adults: Their Community and Civic Involvement, Views About Homeschooling and Other Traits National Home Education Research Institute.

Reilly, L, Chapman, A and O’Donahue, T. (2002) “Home schooling of children with disabilities” Queensland Journal of Educational Research vol 18 (1) pp.38-61

Romm (1993) Home Schooling and the Transmission of Civic Culture Unpublished Ph.D thesis, Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA  

Rothermel, P (1998) Home-Education: a Critical Evaluation. British Psychological Society Research Paper, University of Exeter.

Rothermel, P (2000) “The Third Way in Education: Thinking the Unthinkable” Education 3–13 Vol 28 (1) Staffordshire: Trentham Books

Rothermel, P (2002) “Home-education: Aims, Practices and Outcomes” British Educational Research Conference Paper.

Rothermel, P. (2002) “Home-Education: Rationales, Practices and Outcomes” Durham University Research Paper

Rothermel, P (2003) “Can We Classify Motives for Home Education?” in Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp74-89

Rudner, Lawrence M (1999) “Home Schooling Works” Report from: Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students in 1998 Education Policy Analysis Vol 7 (8) available at:  http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n8/

Rudner, L M (1999) “Home School Students Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students in 1998” Policy Analysis Archives Vol 7 (8) available at:  http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n8/

Shylers, LE (1992) “A comparison of social adjustment between home and traditionally schooled students” Home School Researcher Vol 8 n 3 pp 1-8

Shyers, L. E. (1992) Comparison of Social Adjustment Between Home and Traditionally Schooled Students. Ph.D,University of Florida,

Silverman, L. K. (1989) “The Highly Gifted” in J. Feldhusen, K. Seeley, & J. VanTassel-Baska (eds.), Excellence in educating the gifted (pp. 71-83). Denver, CO: Love Publishing.

Smedley, T. C.  (1992) Socialization of home schooled children: A communication approach. Unpublished Master’s thesis Radford University, Radford, VA.

Smith, J. M., Farris, M. P. (2004) “Academic Statistics on Homeschooling Analysis” HDSLA available from www.hsdla.org

Spiegler, Thomas, (2003) “Home Education in Germany: An Overview of the Contemporary Situation. Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp 179-190

Stanley, J. S. (1978) “Educational non-acceleration: An international tragedy” G/C/T vol 1 (3)

Stevens, Mitchell L(2003) “The Normalisation of Homeschooling in the USA” Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp 90-100

Stough, L (1992) Social and Emotional Status of Home Schooled Children and Conventionally Schooled Children in West Virginia Unpublished Master’s thesis, University of West Virginia, Morgantown.

Sutton JP and Oliviera, PCM (1995) “Differences in Critical Thinking Skills Among Students Educated in Public Schools, Christian Schools and Home Schools” Paper Educational Research Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, 18-22 April 1995

Taylor, LA and Petrie, AJ (2000) “Home Education Regulations in Europe and Recent U.K. Research” Peabody Journal of Education vol 75 n 1-2, pp 49-70

Thomas, A (1998) Educating Children at Home London, Cassell.

Thomas, A (2004) “Informal Learning, home education and homeschooling” The Encyclopaedia of Informal Education http://www.infed.org/biblio/home_education.htm.

Tillman, V. D. (1995) “Home Schoolers, Self-esteem and Socialisation” Home School Researcher Vol 11 n 3 pp 1-6

Tipton, Mark (1990) An Analysis of Home Schooled Children’s Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills Results and Demographic Characteristics of Their Families Masters thesis Antioch University

Van Pelt, Deani (2004) “The Choices Families Make: Home Schooling in Canada Comes of Age” report for the Fraser Institute available at www.fraserinstitute.ca/

Van Pelt, DS (2003) “Home Education 2003: a Report on the Pan-Canadian Study on Home Education,” HSLDA Canada Analysis available from www.hsdla.org

de Waal, Esther (2003) “Homeschooling as an Alternative Form of Educational Provision in South Africa and the USA” In Evaluation and Research in Education vol 17 n 2-3 pp 144-156

Webb, J (1989) “The Outcomes of Home-based Education: Employment and Other Issues”  Education Review, Vol.41(2), pp 121-133.

Webb, J  (1990) Children Learning at Home. Brighton: Falmer Press

Welner K.M. and Welner, K. G. (1999) “ Contextualizing Homeschooling Data: A Response to Rudner” Education Policy Analysis Archives vol 7 (13)

 Zehr, M A (2006) “More Homeschoolers Taking Advanced Placement Test: Students Seek Outside Validation of Work and Leg up on College” Education Week Vol 25 n33 p12