The Social and Educational Outcomes of Homeschooling

Murphy, Joseph

doi:10.1080/02732173.2014.895640

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“…Little research exists on homeschoolers and substance use, despite the growth in the heterogeneous homeschool population and the salience of substance use as an outcome among adolescents (Kunzman & Gaither, 2013; Murphy, 2014). Building upon a previous study by Green-Hennessy (2014), we employed a nationally representative sample to identify latent subgroups among homeschooled adolescents and then assess the relationship between the various groups and three substance use outcomes: perceived substance use risk, availability, and past 12-month use.…”

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“…As alluded to in the introduction, homeschoolers typically form extensive social networks with other families that share similar philosophical orientations (Murphy, 2014). These networks are operationalized in the form of prayer groups, educational co-ops, structured “mom schools,” and other forms (Kunzman & Gaither, 2013).…”

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“…Indeed, future research might build upon the present study by examine the relationship between various groups of homeschoolers and a diverse array of outcomes. Ideally, the outcomes examined would reflect the concerns and aims of homeschoolers (Murphy, 2014). …”

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“…Reviews of the extant research have noted the paucity of studies in general, as well as the methodological limitations of the existing research (Kunzman & Gaither, 2013; Murphy, 2014). For example, much of the existing research is characterized by small unrepresentative samples, and studies on important societal outcomes such as substance use are almost completely absent from the literature.…”

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Behavioral Risk Profiles of Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Examination of Substance Use Related Outcomes

Hodge

Salas-Wright

Vaughn

2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background The homeschool population continues to grow in size and now accounts for 3.4% of all students in the United States. Objective Given the heterogeneous nature of the population, this study examines the relationship between different types of homeschoolers and a number of substance use related outcomes. Methods To conduct this study, we used pooled data (2002–2013) from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Respondents aged 12–17 who reported they had been homeschooled at any time during the previous 12 months were classified as homeschoolers (N = 1,321). Latent profile analysis (LPA) was conducted to identify latent subgroups of homeschoolers and multinomial regression was executed to assess the relationship between the subgroups and perceived substance use risk, availability, and past 12-month use. Results The LPA yielded four subgroups, which were summarized as (1) highly religious and engaged, (2) limited parental monitoring, (3) high parental warmth and support, and (4) secular permissive. Of these, the highly religious and engaged subgroup was the least likely to report using substances. Conclusion The results underscore the variation that exists among homeschoolers and the importance of examining the relationship between different types of homeschoolers and outcomes of interest.

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Behavioral Risk Profiles of Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Examination of Substance Use Related Outcomes

Hodge

Salas-Wright

Vaughn

2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…Nevertheless, does homeschooling provide a better way to acquire human capital than traditional school? The answer to this question is not that straightforward: the empirical evidence in this respect is mixed (Murphy, 2014). To put just an example: Brian Ray, from the National Home Education Research Institute has been arguing for many years that this is the case.…”

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E-Learning, Virtual Learning and Social Capital

Gavaldon-Hernandez

Oyarzún

2017

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Plans of US Parents Regarding School Attendance for Their Children in the Fall of 2020

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IMPORTANCE As schools consider reopening for in-person instruction prior to availability of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, families may be weighing their priorities regarding school attendance.OBJECTIVE To characterize the association of planned in-person school attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic with factors, including family socioeconomic characteristics, and parent attitudes and beliefs about their child's school attendance. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSCross-sectional survey study. Data were collected from June 2, 2020, to June 5, 2020, weighted to reflect population norms, and analyzed using ordered probit regression. A sample of US parents (of children ages 5-17 years) were recruited using a nonprobability survey panel with stratification by socioeconomic characteristics. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESThe main outcome was parent-reported plan to send their child to school or keep their child home, conditional on their school opening for in-person instruction. Additional measures assessed family socioeconomic characteristics, medical vulnerability, worry about COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome, confidence in their child's school, and homeschooling difficulties. RESULTSThe sample of 730 parents was balanced by parent sex (53% women) with successful oversampling for Black (28%; n = 201) and Hispanic (27%; n = 200) participants. In estimates weighted to US population norms, 31% (95% CI, 27% to 34%) of participants indicated they would probably or definitely keep their child home this fall, and 49% indicated that they would probably or definitely send their child to school this fall. Factors associated with planning to keep children home included lower income (38% with incomes <$50 000 vs 21% with incomes $100 000-$150 000 per year; difference, 17%; 95% CI, 9% to 26%), being unemployed (40% unemployed vs 26% employed; difference, 14%; 95% CI, 5% to 25%), and having a flexible job (33% with flexible jobs vs 19% with inflexible jobs; difference, 14%; 95% CI, 5% to 30%). Planning to keep children home was also associated with fear of COVID-19 (B = 0.19; P < .001), fear of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (B = 0.12; P = .04), confidence in schools (B = −0.22; P < .001), and challenges of homeschooling (B = −0.12; P = .01). Race and ethnicity were not significantly associated with plans to keep children home. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEIn this survey study, many parents planned to keep children home in fall 2020. Schools need to act soon to address parental concerns and provide options for what will be available for them should they opt to keep their child home. Structural barriers, such as lack of workplace flexibility and potential school-level inequities in implementation of preventive measures, must be acknowledged and addressed where possible.

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The Social and Educational Outcomes of Homeschooling

Cited by 62 publications

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Behavioral Risk Profiles of Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Examination of Substance Use Related Outcomes

Behavioral Risk Profiles of Homeschooled Adolescents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Examination of Substance Use Related Outcomes

E-Learning, Virtual Learning and Social Capital

Plans of US Parents Regarding School Attendance for Their Children in the Fall of 2020

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