Home schooling in the Show-me-State: a preliminary study of perceptions and academic performance

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tanya Ruhlander
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Home Schooling ◽  
School Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Home School ◽  
College Freshman ◽  
Act Scores ◽  
School Students ◽  
Home Schoolers ◽  
Home Schooled

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this mixed methods case study was two-fold: first, in regards to home schooling, an exploratory study of analyzing educational policy and accountability second, the study will examine how home-school parents and public school officials perceive the current state of regulation for home school students. This study was of mixed design. It was a quantitative study with a between subjects research design in which the ACT scores of home schooled and a group of public school students are compared controlling for gender and ethnicity and a qualitative study examining perceptions on Missouri's public school and home school policies in a telephone interview. The correlational analyses of the data revealed weak and not significant correlations among all the variables. The ANOVA and regression analyses showed there were not significant differences in ACT scores between college freshman that have attended a public school and college freshman students who were home schooled, even when controlling for gender. The interviews revealed that even though home schoolers and public education administration have a common goal to educate children, their differing views on the topic of regulation and accountability. The state would like there to be more accountability for home schoolers. While home schoolers do not feel any more control is needed by the state over home schoolers. This study was a truly exploratory look into home schooling in Missouri. The preceding description about perceptions on home school policy in Missouri illustrates there are strong opinions on both sides of the issue. Further, the findings seem to support the idea that there will probably not be any immediate changes to the home school policy in Missouri.

Does the Method of Schooling Impact Students' Perceptions of Scientists?

2016 ◽  
pp. 465-477
Author(s):  
Donna Farland-Smith
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public School ◽  
The United States ◽  
Home School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
School Classroom ◽  
Home Schooled ◽  
Public School Classroom

In the last 60 years, many researchers have thoroughly examined public school students' perceptions of scientists (Barman, 1997; Chambers, 1983; Fort & Varney, 1989; Mead & Meraux, 1957; Schibeci & Sorenson, 1983). It has long been established and commonly accepted that many students, for example, perceive scientists in a negative light, as living lonely and isolated lives, being detached from reality and constrained by their work (Barman, 1997; Chambers, 1983; Fort & Varney, 1989; Mead & Meraux, 1957; Schibeci & Sorenson, 1983). Throughout this sixty years there has been an increase in learning about scientists outside these traditional settings public school classroom. Over 1.7 million students (3.4% of the population) in the United States are homeschooled. An investigation of home-schooled students' and their perceptions of scientists have never been investigated. This chapter compares home-school students in grades two through 10 with public school students in the same grades to determine if any differences exist between the groups relative to their perceptions of scientists.

scholarly journals A Comparison of the Academic Achievement of Home School and Public School Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn Boulter
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
School Effectiveness ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Home School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Significant Difference

<p>This study added to existing data on home school effectiveness by comparing the academic achievement of 66 home school students with 66 of their grade-level peers in traditional public schools. The two groups of students were matched on gender, race, and grade level and were administered the Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery III. No significant difference in overall academic achievement was found between the groups.  Both home school and public school students had average or above average scores in reading, math, written language, and broad knowledge (science, social studies, and humanities).  The results further revealed a downward trend in math, reading and broad knowledge scores with increasing grade level. This trend suggests that home school and public school students experience a “developmental mismatch” between the changes that occur in adolescence and their school/home experiences, resulting in lower motivation, confidence, and academic performance.</p>

Lessons Learned While Implementing a Legislated School Policy: Body Mass Index Assessments Among Arkansas’s Public School Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
pp. 706-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle B. Justus ◽  
Kevin W. Ryan ◽  
Joy Rockenbach ◽  
Chaitanya Katterapalli ◽  
Paula Card-Higginson
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Public School ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public School Students

Statewide Public School Music Competitions/Festivals in Kansas and Oklahoma: The Beginnings of the School Music Contest Movement in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
George H. McDow ◽  
Daniel L. Stiffler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public School ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
School Students ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
School Music

Music competitions have an ancient history dating back some two thousand years. In the United States, early music contests mimicked the German Saengerfests and Welsh Eistoddfods; however, some of the earliest continuously running music competitions held in America are the state contests for secondary school students. This article identifies for the first time Kansas and Oklahoma as holding the two earliest state school music competitions and corrects some long-standing erroneous information. It studies these two state events through historical analysis of primary sources and triangulates the data with secondary sources. Frank Beach at Kansas State Normal School in Emporia and Fredrik Holmberg at the University of Oklahoma were found to be the two initiators. These two state music contests were influenced by several things including the state track and field meets, previous music contests, the western pioneering spirit, European music systems, and the music specialties of the founders. In the end both contests were seen as promoting the cause of public school music by increasing both the quality and numbers of music education programs and as leading to the exponential growth of state music competitions throughout the United States.

The Assessment of Physical Activity and Nutrition in Home Schooled Versus Public Schooled Children

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas E. Long ◽  
Lisa M. Gaetke ◽  
Stephen D. Perry ◽  
Mark G. Abel ◽  
Jody L. Clasey
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public School ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Monitor ◽  
Home School ◽  
Matched Pairs ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
Home Schooled

The purpose of this study was to descriptively compare the physical activity and dietary intake of public school (PSC) versus home schooled children (HSC). Potential parental and home influences were also examined. Thirty six matched pairs of public school-home school children aged 7–11 years participated in this study. Each participant wore an activity monitor and recorded their dietary intake concurrently for seven consecutive days. PSC had significantly more total and weekday steps, and spent more time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity compared with HSC. There were no differences in dietary intake between the two groups. These results suggest differences in physical activity between PSC and HSC and encourage further study of public and home school environments, in relation to the obesity epidemic.

scholarly journals Modeling school choice: A comparison of public, private-independent, private-religious and home-schooled students

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive R. Belfield
Keyword(s):  
School Choice ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Home Schooling ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Public Schooling ◽  
Household Expenditure Survey ◽  
Home Schoolers ◽  
Home Schooled ◽  
Alternative Choice

U.S. students now have four choices of schooling: public schooling, private–religious schooling, private–independent schooling, and home-schooling. Of these, home-schooling is the most novel: since legalization across the states in the last few decades, it has grown in importance and legitimacy as an alternative choice. Thus, it is now possible to investigate the motivation for home-schooling, relative to the other schooling options. Here, we use two recent large-scale datasets to assess the school enrollment decision: the first is the National Household Expenditure Survey (1999), and the second is micro-data on SAT test-takers in 2001. We find that, generally, families with home-schoolers have similar characteristics to those with children at other types of school, but mother’s characteristics – specifically, her employment status – have a strong influence on the decision to home-school. Plausibly, religious belief has an important influence on the schooling decision, not only for Catholic students, but also those of other faiths.

School Administrators and Compliance: Public Aid to Parochial Education

1975 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Ruth S. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
The State ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Officials ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Public Policy Implementation ◽  
Parochial Education

The study asks, “How do public school administrators respond when the state legislature breaks sharply with tradition and mandates that the resources of the state textbook fund be made available to private as well as public school students?” Two measures of compliance were devised that revealed a low level of service to parochial schools in general, and considerable variation in the service provided by the twenty-five districts studied. The author argues that the failure to achieve full compliance does not seem to be specific to the church/state issue, to the antagonistic position of the public school officials, or to the peculiarities of educational politics. Rather, implementation of this legislative mandate simply reflects, and is constrained by, the conditions that influence public policy implementation in all areas. To increase compliance with school laws, and in this case, public school service to the private sector, the author suggests that concerned and involved publics both recognize and apply political strategies that have proved effective in non-educational policy areas.

scholarly journals Home Schooling in the United States

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt J. Bauman
Keyword(s):  
Educational System ◽  
Home Schooling ◽  
The United States ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
School Population ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Home Schoolers ◽  
Home Schooled ◽  
National Household Education Survey

Home schooling is a subject of great fascination, but little solid knowledge. Despite its importance, it has received less research attention than some other recent changes in the educational system, such as the growth of charter schools. It could be argued that home schooling may have a much larger impact on educational system, both in the short and long run. This report uses the 1994 October CPS, and the National Household Education Survey of 1996 and 1999 to examine popular characterizations of the home school population. The article assembles evidence from several sources to confirm that home schooling is growing. It finds home-schooled children more likely to be middle income, white, from larger families, and from two-parent families with one parent not working. While some authors have described a division between religiously-motivated and academically-motivated home schoolers, this research finds more support for a divide based on attitude towards regular schools.

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