Annotated Bibliography

What are the benefits or drawbacks of being homeschool?

Dewight Littlejohn

10-27-19

Barwegen, Laura M., et al. "Academic Achievement of Homeschool and Public School Students and

Student Perception of Parent Involvement." School Community Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 2004, pp.
39-58. ProQuest,
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The paper focuses on a study that involved “127 seniors” from different backgrounds. The study
also focuses on the results of the students from standardized test results from the involvement
from their parents. The study also shares the differences of students from homeschool or public
schools test results based of low levels and high levels of parent’s involvement. The study results
also shared how the results were the same from public school students for academics with high
levels of parents involved as the homeschooled students.

Cogan, Michael F. "Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschooled Students." Journal of College

Admission, no. 208, 2010, pp. 18-25. ProQuest,

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The article discussed its findings of homeschooled students results “medium size doctoral
institution located in the Midwest” compared to students who went to public school. The article
found finding in the 1st and last term were homeschooled student performed better, had better
GPA’s as when the study is controlled by certain factors. The article also discussed the findings
were in the semesters or certain school years were the results were the same. The article also
talks about the graduates rates between the public and homeschooled students.

Larabell, John T. "Homeschooling." The New American, vol. 31, no. 24, Dec 21, 2015, pp. 10-17.

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The article focus on the humble beginnings of homeschooling and how it came about as well the
people who helped to fight for homeschool. The article also talks about the benefits of
homeschooling as well as test scores and how they perform better in college then their counter
parts. The article talks about the different types of homeschooling that is available. The article
concludes by talking informing readers about how far homeschooling has come and the
possibility of others choosing to put their children into homeschool.

Neal, Andrea, E. W. McNerney, and José Schorr. "HOMESCHOOLERS: INTO THE MAINSTREAM." The
 Saturday Evening Post, vol. 278, no. 5, Sep, 2006, pp. 54-55,102,104. ProQuest,
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The article talks about the academic and social platform of portraying academic students could
be from any setting including homeschooled students. The article talks about factors such as the
flexibly and family beliefs that help attribute to homeschools students success. The article also
explains that the view points and teaching aligns with the public school criteria which allows
them to perform well on their “standardized tests.” The success of the homeschooling according
to experts is attributed to the “structure”.

Ray, Brian. "A Review of Research on Homeschooling and what might Educators Learn?" Pro-Posições,

vol. 28, no. 2, 2017, pp. 85-103. ProQuest,

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accountid=10163, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-6248-2016-0009.

The article is focused on a research review of homeschooling and the results from being
homeschooled. The article also highlights reviews from African American families and the
achievements from homeschooling. The article also highlights research information about
homeschoolers academic, social, psychological results. The article also informs readers about
the outcomes of adults who were homeschooled.

Romanowski, Michael H. "Revisiting the Common Myths about Homeschooling." The Clearing House,

vol. 79, no. 3, 2006, pp. 125-129. ProQuest,

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The article talks about the myths associated with homeschooled and their results of a survey
given to superintendents in public schools and how “90%” surveyed that students were getting
the adequate socialization skills and experience. The article debunks those finds with research
from Ray 1989 with finds on how homeschooled student’s socialization skills were the same or
advanced then public school students. Also information given from 2000’s as cited in the article
gives research information about the advance social development of students being
homeschooled.

Snyder, Marc. An Evaluative Study of the Academic Achievement of Homeschooled Students Versus

Traditionally Schooled Students Attending a Catholic University, Nova Southeastern University,

Ann Arbor, 2011. ProQuest,
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The article compares traditionally schooled versus homeschool students who went to a young
catholic college. The article highlights information about the progress and comparison on the
students. The article talks about how the school is going to use the comparisons of the catholic
schooled, homeschool and traditional schooled student’s results from their progress in the
college to their high school achievements tests scores such as their ACT or SAT scores. The
 scores will be used as a tool to evaluate how they are going choosing their students for
admissions for the years to home. The study from the article concluded that the results from
traditionally schooled and homeschooled students had a major difference in scores in their GPA,
SAT and ACT scores.

Wayne, Israel. "BENEFITS OF HOMESCHOOLING." The New American, vol. 35, no. 3, Feb 04, 2019, pp.

37-39. ProQuest,
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The article talks about the benefits of homeschool and how homeschooling has giving students
many advantages for their life. The article has research from Dr. Ray which explains how “20-
30%” of public school student’s parents are more educated then than the private schooled
students’ parents who only have a high school diploma but their children scored better on
standardized tests. The article also talks about the benefits of the private students with their
behaviors not changing and their communication with people who are older their age bracket.
The article also talks about how the private/homeschooled students have a positive self-image
about themselves.