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Toward a re-thinking of mass public schooling: A personal exploration
Charter schools in Alberta: Change or continuity in progressive conservative education policy?
The choices families make: Home schooling in Canada comes of age
Research on Home Education
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
Home education in Canada: A report on the pan-Canadian study on home education 2003
Research on Home Education
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
Private religious Protestant and Catholic Schools in the United States and Canada: Introduction, overview, and policy implications
Research on Home Education
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,
Government, Neo‐liberal Media, and Education in Canada
Research on Home Education
Ungerleider, Charles. (2006). Government, Neo‐liberal Media, and Education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Education, 29(1), 70‐90. (Homeschooling is mentioned on page 74 by quoting another author but homeschooling is not, in any way, a significant topic in this article.) (Keywords: education, media, public schools, Canada, not homeschooling) Share this post
Parent-generated home study in Canada
Research on Home Education
Smith, D. S. (1996, February). Parent-generated home study in Canada. The Canadian School Executive, 15(8), pages? Retrieved 12/4/00 online http://user.fundy.net/fplace/overview.htm. (“Sources of information-Two strategies were used to obtain data (Smith, 1993): a questionnaire directed to each of the provincial and territorial Deputy Ministers of Education and a survey of home schooling associations.” “I was surprised
Religious school differences in school climate and academic mission: A descriptive overview of school organization and student outcomes
Research on Home Education
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
Home schooling in view of John Calvin: A study in education and communion of saints
Research on Home Education
Sikkema, Keith. (2002). Home schooling in view of John Calvin: A study in education and communion of saints. Master’s thesis (M.Ed.) Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. (Appears to fairly and dispassionately present the findings, such as the views of homeschool parents and private school personnel. Shows solid understanding of the tensions between some homeschool
Education Methods & Research
Education Methods & Resources
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National Home Education Conference 2020
Research on Home Education in Canada
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