Homeschooling Education

Longitudinal Study of Methods, Materials, and Curricula

Bibliographic Data

ID9729307
AuthorsLinda G Hanna (West Chester University, Pennsylvania, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume44
Issue5
Pages609-631
Publication date2012-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013124511404886
OpenAlexW2051229010
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited25

In a comprehensive study of two-hundred fifty homeschooling families in urban, rural and suburban areas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the researcher examined all aspects of the instruction, materials and curricula employed by the families in a ten-year longitudinal study from 1998 through 2008. The researcher conducted interviews and gathered questionnaire data from: 1) all of the families in the sample in 1998, and 2) those families still residing within the same designated district in 2008. Significant changes occurred in the demographical data and the families’ instructional programs. Within the methods/materials/curriculum data, increases occurred in the: 1) use of prepared curricula (religious and non-religious), 2) the acquisition of more textbooks from local school districts, 3) use of the public library, 4) technology applications, 5) consultation with instructional specialists/teachers, and 6) greater networking with other homeschooling families. In their pooling of resources, sharing of expertise, and communicating with other homeschooling families, the homeschoolers had upgraded and diversified their choices of pedagogy and their modalities for delivering instruction

Curriculum · Medical education · Pedagogy · Pooling · Sociology · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Medicine · Psychology