If you plug "socialization home school" into google scholar, you get the following, which comes up first and above the study you mention. I am far too ladylike to wonder why you would NOT look at an article in an education journal entitled Homeschooling and the Question of Socialization. It would though seem highly pertinent. http://www.leaonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/S15327930PJE751%262_7 from the conclusion:
Home-schooled children are taking part in the daily routines of their communities. They are certainly not isolated; in fact, they associate withand feel close toall sorts of people. Home schooling parents can take much of the credit for this. For, with their children's long-term social development in mind, they actively encourage their children to take advantage of social opportunities outside the family. Home-schooled children are acquiring the rules of behavior and systems of beliefs and attitudes they need. They have good self-esteem and are likely to display fewer behavior problems than do other children. They may be more socially mature and have better leadership skills than other children as well. And they appear to be functioning effectively as members of adult society. Perhaps the most intriguing unanswered question is, "Why?" Why should home-schooled children seem, in the words of Smedley (1992), to be "better socialized" (p. 12) than children attending conventional schools? Smedley speculated that the family "more accurately mirrors the outside society" (p. 13) than does the traditional school environment, with its "unnatural" age segregation. Galloway (Galloway, 1998; Galloway & Sutton, 1997) agreed, stating that because they are not peer-grouped in school, home-schooled children learn to get along with a variety of people, making them socially mature and able to adjust to new and challenging situations. She added two further explanations: She argued that the highly individualized academic program afforded by home schooling creates an ideal learning environment, giving children an excellent chance to do well both in college and in a career. She also said that because home-schooled children learn and grow in the nurturing environment of secure family relationships, they develop a confidence and resiliency that helps them to succeed as adults. If Galloway proves to be right about the importance of family relationships, then much of the answer to the question "Why?" may have been found. Many parents choose to home school not for academic reasons at all but to surround their children with the kind of nurturing atmosphere that will support their development as individuals (Gustafson, 1988; Howell, 1989; Mayberry & Knowles, 1989; Van Galen, 1987). They believe this can be accomplished far better by situating their children's education within the family rather than within an impersonal institution. As one home schooling mother said about her children, "It is my responsibility to see * The Question of Socialization * 119 that they grow up to be conscientious, responsible and intelligent people. This is too important a job to be given to someone I don't even know" (Mayberry et al., 1995, p. 39). Research on the question of socialization suggests that children are thriving in the home school environment and that much can be learned from looking more closely at what home schooling families are doing. On 10/22/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is home school an effective way to teach kids? > > In my own experience in teaching intro psych in SW Virginia, I've > found that home schooled students tend to be dogmatic and mainly learn > by rote. They had significant deficits in critical thinking abilities > for instance. > > Is it any good compared to regular schools: > http://www.nasponline.org/publications/spr331duvall.pdf > compared adhd kids in home and public schooling situations. while they > found that the home school appeared to do better, > "The key variable appeared to involve student to teacher ratios that > existed between the two settings." > > However the point I was making was that home schooled children are > exposed to far less diversity and different people, to such an extent > that the situation simply serves to reinforce the parental prejudices > and helps the parent essentially colonize the future. Generally the > people doing the home schooling are usually better off than - they can > afford the option of one parent staying home and playing teacher. Most > people cannot. > > On 10/22/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You've more than amply demonstrated my point about your prejudices and > > biases, so why should I bother. The research is available, but when > > someone refuses to set aside their biases, then I'd rather not make > > the effort. > > > > On 10/22/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > in other words, you can't find one ;) > > > > > > On 10/22/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I wouldn't even bother, her opinion of the available data is that > its > > > > worthless if it contradicts her prejudices and biases. > > > > > > > > On 10/22/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Now that response, is priceless ^_^ > > > > > :-D > > > > > Beer is all on the keyboard now...must clean the monitor with a > soft > > > > > lint free cloth and stuff > > > > > eee hee hee hee ^_^ > > > > > > > > > > On 10/22/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know why I am even bothering to refute Larry's > prejudices. I > > > > should > > > > > > just ask him to produce a peer-reviewed study that supports his > > > > contention > > > > > > that this fmily is in any way representative. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177817 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
