Home Schooling Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Home schooling is a growing trend in the United States. Reasons for this phenomenon include the perception that the quality of education is declining, violence and drugs in the schools, and a desire to include religion in the curriculum. The pros and cons of the home schooling movement continue to be debated.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

370.1

371–371.394

649.1–649.124

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Home schooling

Education—Parent participation

Domestic education

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADINGS

Home schooling

Education—Home schooling

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

CQ Researcher, September 9, 1994.

Brostrom, David C. A Guide to Homeschooling for Librarians, 1995.

Hood, Mary. Home Schooling Resource Guide and Directory of Organizations, 1993.

Mintz, Jerry, ed. The Almanac of Education Choices: Private and Public Learning Alternatives, 1995.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC
ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog

Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Home school (also homeschool)

Home schoolers (also homeschoolers)

Home schooling (also homeschooling)

Home education

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Home School Legal Defense Association, P.O. Box 159, Paeonian Springs, VA 22129.

National Homeschool Association, P.O. Box 290, Hartland, MI 48353–0290.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Discuss home schooling as it relates to religion.

Discuss home schooling of gifted children; of disabled children.

Evaluate the pros and cons of home schooling.

Look into the new phenomenon of online homeschooling.

Research the home schooling laws and regulations in one or more states.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Church schools

Colonial education in the United States

Montessori schools

Parental participation in education

This RESEARCH TOPIC GUIDE is intended to help the library user find information and materials on a particular topic in many sources throughout the library. Resources on this topic are not limited to those described and availability will depend upon the individual library. Feel free to ask a librarian for assistance.