Research that supports the claim that homeschoolers do as well as or better than their schooled peers academically:

Greene, S. (1985)
Home study in Alaska: A profile of K-12 students enrolled in the
Alaska Centralized Correspondence Study. Resources in
Education. (ERIC document Reproduction Service No. ED 255 494)

Rakestraw, J. (1987)
An Analysis of Home Schooling for Elementary School-age
Children in Alabama. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL.

Ray, B.D. & Wartes, J. (1991)
Academic Task and Socializing.

In J. Van Galen and M.A Pittman (Eds.)
Home Schooling: Political, Historical, and Pedagogical
Perspectives.

Norwood, NJ: Ablex. Richman, Howard. (1988)
Homeschoolers Score Higher - A Replicable Result. (available from
Pennsylvania Homeschoolers, RD 2, Box 117, Kittanning PA
16201)

Wartes, J. (1990).
The Relationship of Selected Input Variables to Academic
Achievement Among Washington's Homeschoolers, [16109 NE
169th Place,] Woodinville, WA: Washington Homeschool Research
Project.

Research that supports the claim that homeschoolers are not
deprived of social skills or experiences:

Delahooke, M.M. (1986).
Home educated children's social/emotional adjustment and
academic achievement: a comparative study. Doctoral dissertation,
California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles.
Dissertation Abstracts International, 47 475A.

Montgomery, L. (1989).
The effect of home schooling on the leadership skills of home
schooled students. Home School Researcher, Vol. 5 (1), 1-10.

Taylor, J.W. (1986)
Self-concept in home-schooling children. Doctoral dissertation,
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.

Research that supports the claim that homeschooling parents do
not need to be certified teachers to help their children learn:

Rakestraw, J. (1987).
An Analysis of Home Schooling for Elementary School- age
Children in Alabama. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL.

Ray, B. (1990)
A Nationwide Study of Home Education: Family Characteristics,
Legal Matters, and Student Achievement. The National Home
Education Research Institute. 25 W. Cremona St. Seattle, WA
98119

Wartes, J. (1990).
The Relationship of Selected Input Variables to Academic
Achievement Among Washington's Homeschoolers, [16109 NE
169th Place,] Woodinville, WA: Washington Homeschool Research
Project.

Research that supports the claim that the number of
homeschoolers is increasing in the United States:

Lines, P. (1987).
An Overview of Home Instruction. Phi Delta Kappan, March 1987.

Lines, P. (1990).
Home Instruction: Characteristics, Size and Growth. In Home
Schooling: Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives.
Norwood, NJ: Ablex
Publishing.

Research that supports the claim that homeschoolers encounter no special
difficulty in getting into college or finding employment:

Barnaby, L.(1984)
American university admission requirements for home schooled
applicants, in 1984. Doctoral dissertation, Brigham Young
University, Provo, UT. Dissertation Abstracts International, 47(3),
798A.

Webb, J. (1989)
The Outcomes of Home-based Edcation: Employment and Other
Issues. Educational Review, 41(2).
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