The review of literature presented an examination and discussion of relevant articles, books, and other publications in seven areas of the home schooling literature. This summary covers each of the seven areas discussed and cites the most relevant publications.
Area 1: Historical Aspects of Home Schooling
Dupont-de-Nemours, P.S. (1923). National education in the United States of America. Newark, DEL: University of Delaware Press.
Tobak, T. & Zirkel, P.A. (1982). Home instruction: An analysis of the statutes and case law. University of Dayton Law Review, 8, 13-14.
These publications made the point that, historically, home schooling was viewed as a right of the American public.
Whitehead, J.W. & Bird, W.R. (1984). Home education and constitutional liberties: The Rutherford Institute Report, Vol. 2 Westchester, ILL: Crossway Books.
This publication listed several key cases in early American history and beyond which upheld home schooling as a constitutional and parental right.
Area 2: Reasons Why Parents Choose To Home School
Kilgore, P. (1987). Profile of families who home school in Maine. ERIC DOCUMENT ERIC ED 295 280.
Marshner, C. (1984). A blueprint for educational reform. ERIC DOCUMENT ERIC ED 250 766.
Mayberry, M. (1991). Political and religious characteristics of home school parents: results of an ongoing study in four western states. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL:, April 3 - 7).
The foregoing publications provided documentation as to the various negative reasons (e.g., parents dissatisfied and disillusioned with public school system) and positive reasons (e.g., can shape children's values) that parents elected to home school their children.
Pride, M. (1988). School proof: How to help your family beat the system and learn to love learning--The easy, natural way. Westchester, ILL: Crossway Books.
Ray, B.D. (1989). An overvi...