Archive for the 'Research' Category

Research on Library Services to Homeschoolers

May 1, 2007

McCarthy, Amy, and Deborah Lines Andersen. “Homeschoolers at the Public Library: Are Library Services and Policies Keeping Pace?” JLAMS 3, no. 1: 5-44.
You can find this article here (pdf document, scroll to page 5 to find article). This is an excellent article: well thought-out, well-researched, informative. It’s a must-read for librarians interested in learning more [...]

Research Articles?

May 16, 2006

Fisher, Jeffrey C., and Don A. Wicks. “Bookmobile Services to Homeschoolers in Ohio.” Bookmobiles and Outreach Services 7, no. 1: 7-28.
There are many problems endemic in research and writing by and about librarians and homeschoolers, and this article is a perfect example. (Sadly, it’s not freely available online, so you’ll have to use your mad [...]

Report from the National Center for Education Statistics

May 7, 2006

It’s hard to get statistics on homeschoolers for all sorts of reasons: many guard their privacy, the definition of “homeschooling” varies from state to state (and even district to district), and it’s hard to get a statistically significant sample together. That said, the National Center for Education Statistics has an interesting report on homeschoolers and [...]