Are there significant differences in academic achievement between homeschooled and conventionally schooled students?

Watkins, Maria A. C. (1997). Are there significant differences in academic achievement between homeschooled and conventionally schooled students? Master’s thesis, University of Alberta, Canada. Retrieved 7/3/13 from http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq22736.pdf. (“Abstract: The homeschool movement is one of the fastest growing segments of education in North America. Because of this growth, parents, public school officials, judiciary, and legislators

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The choices families make: Home schooling in Canada comes of age

Van Pelt, Deani. (2004, March). The choices families make: Home schooling in Canada comes of age. Fraser Forum, March 2004, p. 15-17. Retrieved 5/29/08 and 5/13/08 from https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/fraser-forum-march-2004-families-and-the-state. Fraser Institute: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Author releases some of research findings from her full-length report. “The students scored, on average, at the following percentiles: (a) first

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Home education in Canada: A report on the pan-Canadian study on home education 2003

Van Pelt, Deani. (2003). Home education in Canada: A report on the pan-Canadian study on home education 2003. Medicine Hat, Alberta: Canadian Centre for Home Education. (Presents demographics of homeschool community, academic achievement and life satisfaction of currently home-educated students, and correlations between academic achievement and sundry variables, and finding on select variables regarding adults

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Private religious Protestant and Catholic Schools in the United States and Canada: Introduction, overview, and policy implications

Van Pelt, Deani A. Neven; Sikkink, David; Pennings, Ray; & Seel, John. (2012). Private religious Protestant and Catholic Schools in the United States and Canada: Introduction, overview, and policy implications. Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform, 6(1), 1-19. (Probably similar or same information as in Pennings, Seel, Van Pelt, Sikkink, & Wiens, 2011,

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Religious school differences in school climate and academic mission: A descriptive overview of school organization and student outcomes

Sikkink, David. (2012). Religious school differences in school climate and academic mission: A descriptive overview of school organization and student outcomes. Journal of School Choice, 6(1), 20-39. (Fairly sure it contains very little on homeschooling, and that homeschooling is not a notable focus of the study. “Abstract: School sector differences have been the subject of

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Homeschooling in Canada

Ray, Brian D. (2001, Spring). Homeschooling in Canada. Education Canada, 41(1), 28-31. (Provides brief general update on home education movement in Canada then gives details from a survey study of homeschooling in Canada including topics such as family demographics, children’s academic achievement, and inferences about why the home educated perform about average in terms of

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Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice

Ray, Brian D. (2001). The modern homeschooling movement. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 4(3), 405-421. (Defines homeschooling and puts it into historical context. Explains homeschooling is a popular and fast-growing trend in the U.S. and Canada. Provides comprehensive overview of research on the families’ demographic traits, the academic achievement of the children,

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Home education across Canada and comparisons to the home education phenomenon in the United States

Ray, Brian D. (1995). Home education across Canada and comparisons to the home education phenomenon in the United States, 67 pp. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 18-22, 1995, San Francisco, California. (Available from the National Home Education Research Institute, P.O. Box 13939, Salem OR 97309.) (Examines

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A nationwide study of home education in Canada: Family characteristics, student achievement, and other topics

Ray, Brian D. (1994). A nationwide study of home education in Canada: Family characteristics, student achievement, and other topics. Salem, OR: National Home Education Research Institute, www.nheri.org. (Descriptive and correlational study, basic information about home education families (n=808) and their children (n=2,594) throughout Canada in terms of (a) demographics, (b) selected educational characteristics of the

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Home-based education in Canada: An investigation

Priesnitz, Wendy, & Priesnitz, Heidi. (1990, March). Home-based education in Canada: An investigation. Available from The Alternative Press, 195 Markville Road, Unionville, Ontario L3R 4V8, Canada. (Creates profile of home educators in terms of socioeconomic status, political/religious orientation, motivation for home educating, relations with public school system, views on achievement testing of children, and curriculum

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