Quantitative research on homeschooling covers available data sources, estimates of homeschooled children, part-time homeschooling, and families' reasons for homeschooling¶
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q1 i? The article surveys quantitative research on homeschooling spanning data availability, prevalence estimates, part-time homeschooling, and parental reasons. → Eric J. Isenberg 2007
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Eric J. Isenberg 2007¶
Eric J. Isenberg. (2007). What Have We Learned About Homeschooling? Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 82, no. 2-3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/what-have-we-learned-about-homeschooling doi:10.1080/01619560701312996
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The article's own abstract states its scope: it reviews quantitative homeschooling research, including "estimates of the number of homeschooled children, part-time homeschooling, and reasons why families homeschool." No empirical findings or effect sizes are reported in the available text.
"This article discusses quantitative research on homeschooling, including the available data, pitfalls of using the data, estimates of the number of homeschooled children, part-time homeschooling, and reasons why families homeschool."
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Related Claims¶
- Using available homeschooling data carries pitfalls that the research literature must address — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Rising survey cooperation among homeschooling families may mean pre-2012 NHES estimates undercounted homeschoolers and overstated the growth rate — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- NHES-based estimates of homeschooling grew from 1.4% of U.S. schoolchildren in 1996 to 3.4% (about 1,773,000 children) in 2012 — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Children were equally likely to be homeschooled in the elementary, middle, and high school grades — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- NSCH and Wisconsin data track NHES homeschooling estimates until 2007, then diverge with a flat or slightly downward trend from 2007 to 2012 — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- The 2012 NHES estimate implies the percentage of homeschooled schoolchildren is likely within a range from 3.0% to 3.9% — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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Quantitative research on homeschooling covers available data sources, estimates of homeschooled children, part-time homeschooling, and families' reasons for homeschooling |
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Quantitative research on homeschooling covers available data sources, estimates of homeschooled children, part-time homeschooling, and families' reasons for homeschooling |
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