Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling Facts & Stats on the Benefits of Homeschool

by Ray, Brian D.

• ISBN13: 9780805426137
• ISBN10: 0805426132
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: B&H Books

Summary

Worldwide Guide to Homeschoolingpresents an analysis of the status of homeschooling worldwide, with a focus on the United States. Written for a broad audience, this book offers clearly distilled facts, statistics, general information, and personal profiles of homeschoolers. Parents who are considering the benefits of homeschooling will find discussion and information in this book to help them make that decision. Curious journalists and other media persons, policy makers, legislators, professional educators, and doubtful grandparents can use it to understand homeschoolers and the homeschool movement. Marketing strategists can use the information in the book to reach the growing homeschool community. Researchers and homeschool leaders may also use this edition to stay up-to-date on the international homeschool movement.

Author Biography

Brian D. Ray is the president of the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) and founding editor of the academic journal Home School Researcher. He has published numerous journal articles and books, been repeatedly interviewed by major media, served as an expert witness in court cases on homeschooling.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction: The Homeschooling Revolution	1	(6)
Homeschooling at a Glance	7	(12)
New Research: Now and in the Real World, Adults Who Were Home Educated	19	(8)
The History, Growth, and Philospohy of Homeschooling	27	(21)
Benefits to Children and Youth	48	(38)
How Homeschooling Affects the Family and Parents	86	(18)
How Homeschooling Affects Society	104	(23)
I'm a Teenager and I Want to Homeschool	127	(10)
Which Approach to Homeschooling?	137	(11)
Odds and Ends---More Common Questions	148	(20)
Learning More or Getting Started in Homeschooling	168	(17)
Appendix	185	(8)
Endnotes	193	(18)
Index	211