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The Homeschool Effect in Oregon

The Homeschool Effect in Oregon

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Academics, Research

Rodger Williams July 5, 2014 Home educated students have long been recognized by research as scoring substantially higher than expected, on average, on nationally normed achievement tests. We will take a deeper look at the mechanics of how that works out in practice....
Does Homeschooling or Private Schooling Promote Political Intolerance?

Does Homeschooling or Private Schooling Promote Political Intolerance?

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Research, Socialization

Albert Cheng reviewed by Brian Ray January 10, 2014 Excerpt: Political tolerance is “… defined as the willingness to extend basic civil liberties to political or social groups that hold views with which one disagrees” (p. 49). The researcher used an...
What is “Good” Research? Research Methods 101

What is “Good” Research? Research Methods 101

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Evidence, Issues

Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. June 1, 2020 Excerpt: Social science research (e.g., education research) almost never sees “the perfect study.” While teaching research methods at the university graduate and undergraduate levels across seven years, I explained to my...
Academic Achievement of Homeschool Students: A Review of Peer-reviewed Research

Academic Achievement of Homeschool Students: A Review of Peer-reviewed Research

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Academics, Research

Brian Ray September 3, 2018 Excerpt: During the past five years or so, negative critics of homeschooling and of homeschool advocacy have claimed that research on homeschooling tells us almost nothing (e.g., about academic achievement or test scores). More recently,...
National Study on Homeschool Child Abuse

National Study on Homeschool Child Abuse

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Abuse, Research

Brian Ray March 15, 2023 Excerpt: First, [Ray and Shakeel] obtained a nationally representative sample. Second, they collected data from the adult sample that included the full year-by-year 13-year schooling history and demographics during both childhood and...
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