General Research About Homeschooling
Homeschool Hub: Johns Hopkins School of Education
The Homeschool Hub is not an advocacy project. It is a reliable, evidence-based source for factual and unbiased information about homeschooling and related education models in the United States.
Joseph Murphy. Homeschooling In America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement. (Corwin, 2012). Cites current studies about the growth, practices, challenges and successes of homeschooling. A thoughtful presentation about how and why homeschooling works and continues to grow in the United States.
The International Center for Home Education Research
ICHER exists to provide expert information and analysis regarding homeschooling research and to facilitate networking among researchers studying home-based learning.
Mitchell Stevens. Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement (Princeton Univ. Press, 2003). Interviews and analysis of homeschooling families and politics.
National Home Education Research Institute
Dr. Brian Ray founded the institute in 1990 and he continues to publish original research and promote homeschooling internationally.
Robert Kunzman. Write These Laws Upon Your Children: Inside the World of Christian Conservative Homeschooling. The author spent two years with six Christian homeschooling families and presents a nuanced portrait of their lives and motivations.
Milton Gaither. Homeschool: An American History (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). Describes the origins of homeschooling with particular attention to its religious contexts.
