Primary Reason Behind Homeschooling is Lack of Safety in the Public Schools

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Research

Steven Duvall July 7, 2020 Excerpt: During my 40 years in the field of school psychology, I’ve observed a significant shift in parents’ primary reasons for homeschooling. Years ago, parents ranked religious reasons at the top of their motivations for...

Homeschooling and the Question of Socialization Revisited

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Research, Socialization

Richard G. Medlin June 19, 2013 Abstract: This article reviews recent research on homeschooled children’s socialization. The research indicates that homeschooling parents expect their children to respect and get along with people of diverse backgrounds, provide...

Research Evidence Indicates Homeschoolers Have a Lower Child Abuse Rate Than Average

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Research

Rodger WilliamsMarch 26, 2018 Some homeschool critics claim that no useful research results exist about homeschool child abuse rates, that we just do not know what these rates are. The fact that there has been no randomized sampling of the entire population of...

The Relationship Between the Degree of State Regulation of Homeschooling and the Abuse of Homeschool Children (Students)

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Regulation, Research

Brian Ray March 15, 2018 Excerpt: A statistical analysis of 18 years of data from all the U.S. states found no relationship between the degree of state control or regulation of homeschooling and the frequency of abuse of homeschool students. That is, low-regulation...

Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study, 2010

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Regulation, Research

Brian Ray February 02, 2010 Excerpt: Degree of State Regulation Students’ scores were examined according to the degree of state regulation (definitions below) in their states at one point in time, the Spring of 2008, close to when most of the data were...

Child Abuse of Public School, Private School, and Homeschool Students: Evidence, Philosophy, and Reason

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Regulation, Research

Brian Ray January 23, 2018 Excerpt: Based on empirical evidence to date, there is a remarkable rate of abuse of U.S. schoolchildren by school personnel (e.g., teachers, coaches, bus drivers, administrators, custodians). The multiple laws, regulations, and policies...