Publications by The National Center for Education Statistics:
The Condition of Education 2007: Participation: Elem/Secondary: Homeschooled
Reasons for Homeschooling comparison chart
Table of homeschooled student characteristics
Percent distribution of students in public, private and home schools
Percentage distribution of homeschooled students
1.5 Million Students homeschooled in the US in 2007
1.1 Million Homeschool Students in the United States in 2003
Homeschooling in the United States 1999
National Household Survey of 1999 Data Files
Issues Related to Estimating the Home-Schooled Population in the United States with
National Household Survey Datas
Publications stored at the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC):
(Go to the Ask ERIC Database and enter the Eric ID # of the research you wish to read in the Search Terms box. Under Search In, click on Eric #.)
Linking Parental Motivations for Involvement
and Student Proximal Achievement Outcomes in
Homeschooling and Public Schooling Settings
Written by Christa Ice, et al 2011
ERIC ID #: EJ920636
Homeschooling in America: A Viable Option
Written by Bobby Terry 2011
ERIC ID #: ED517220
Bringing Lessons from Homeschool to the Writing Classroom
Written by Carolyn Ariella Sofia 2010
ERIC ID #: EJ906297
Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschool Students
Written by Michael Cogan 2010
ERIC ID #: EJ893891
Are All Homeschooling Methods Created Equal
Written by Deborah Taylor-Hough 2010
ERIC ID #: ED510702
Homeschooling in the USA, Past, Present and Future
Written by Milton Gaither 2009
ERIC ID #: EJ860944
You Can Homeschool Your Child With Special Needs
Written by Diana Peterson 2009
ERIC ID #: EJ841774
Considering Homeschooling Your Child on the Autism Spectrum?
Written by Karen Hurlbutt 2010
ERIC ID #: EJ880859
Previously Homeschooled College Freshman:
Their First Year Experiences and Persistence Rates
Written by Mary K. Saunders 2010
ERIC ID #: EJ851091
An Examination of Assessment Scores between Students
Who Attend Public Schools and Students Who
Were Homeschooled Prior to Entering a Virtual Charter School
Written by Catherine Wilson 2010
ERIC ID #: ED514204
Too Cool for School: Gifted Children and Homeschooling
Written by Catherine Winstanley 2009
ERIC ID #: EJ860945
Home Education Reason and Research:
Common Questions and Research-Based Answers about Homeschooling
Written by Brian D. Ray 2009
ERIC ID #: ED508160
Why Homeschooling Happened
Written by Milton Gaither 2009
ERIC ID #: EJ799390
Homeschoolers Entering Community Colleges:
Perceptions of Admissions Officers
Written by Kellie Sorey 2008
ERIC ID #: EJ829457
Homeschooling: A Growing Option in American Education
Written by Dan Lips 2008
ERIC ID #: ED501498
Why State Sanctions Fail to Deter Home Education:
An Analysis of Home Education in Germany and Its
Implications for Home Education Policies
Written by Thomas Spiegler 2009
ERIC ID #: EJ860947
What Have We Learned About Homeschooling?
Written by Eric J. Isenberg 2007
ERIC ID #: EJ772374
The Politics of Homeschooling:
New Developments, New Challenges
Written by Bruce S. Cooper 2007
ERIC ID #: EJ750731
A Mixed Methods Nested Analysis of
Homeschooling Styles, Instructional Practices,
and Reading Methodologies
Written by Carolyn C. McKeon 2007
ERIC ID #: ED504128
Choice without Markets:
Homeschooling in the Context of Private Education
Written by Janice Aurini 2005
ERIC ID #: EJ718936
Why Do Parents Homeschool?
A Systematic Examination of Parental Involvement
Written by Christa L. Green 2007
ERIC ID #: EJ749498
Homeschooling In The US, Growth and Growing Pains
Written by Travis Reindl 2005
ERIC ID #: EJ732596
Homeschooling, Trends and Issues
Written by Margaret Hadderman 2002
ERIC ID #: ED473001
Virtual Schools, Trends and Issues
Written by Margaret Hadderman 2002
ERIC ID #: ED473002
Homeschooling and Higher Education
Written by Patricia Wood 2003
ERIC ID #: ED480468
Homeschooling, ERIC Digest
Written by Patricia Lines 2001
ERIC ID #: ED457539
Homeschooling Comes of Age
Written by Patricia Lines 2000
ERIC ID #: EJ609191
Homeschoolers, Estimating Number and Growth
Written by Patricia Lines 1999
ERIC ID #: ED456167
The Correlational Relationship Between Homeschooling
Demographics and High Test Scores
Written by Johnna Burns 1999
ERIC ID #: ED439141
Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics
Written by Lawrence M. Rudner
University and Think Tank Research:
Education, Schooling and Children's Rights: The Complexity of Homeschooling
written by Robert Kunzman, Indiana University, 2012
Exploring Academic Outcomes of Homeschool Students
(A look at homeschool demographics at a private midwestern college)
Slide Presentation
Full report from your local library
written by Michael Cogan, University of St. Thomas, 2010
Academic Achievement and Demographic Traits of Homeschool Students: A Nationwide Study
written by Brian Ray, Academic Leadership Journal, 2010
Homeschooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream
Homeschooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream 2nd Edition, 2007
both written by Patrick Basham, Cato Institute
Published by The Fraser Institute, Canada
Homeschooling Back To The Future?
Cato Institute Policy Analysis
By Isabel Lyman
The Why of Homeschool
Ludwig Von Mises Institute
By Isabel Lyman, 2003
Research conducted by the National Home Education Research Institution and available on their web site:
General Research Fact Sheet
Worldwide Guide To Homeschooling
Strengths of Their Own
Home Educated and Now Adults
Publications by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association and available on their web site:
National Center for Home Education: Education Cultural Indicators
Summary of Academic Statistics on Homeschooling
Homeschooling Achievement
Homeschooling Grows Up
Progress Report 2009: Homeschool Academic Achievement and Demographics