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Anderson, Brian C. "Children Who Are Home Schooled Succeed Academically." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 43-54. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Apple, Michael W. "Away with All Teachers: The Cultural Politics of Home Schooling." In Pedagogy of Place: Seeing Space as Cultural Education, edited by David M. Callejo Perez, Stephen M. Fain and Judith J. Slater, 149-73. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2003.

Apple, Michael W. "Away with All the Teachers: The Cultural Politics of Homeschooling." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 75-95. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Balmer, Randall. "Homeschooling Endangers Democracy." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 16-24. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Barrett, Bradley K. "Homeschool Partnerships Benefit Public Schools and Families." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 48-52. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Basso, Anne. "More Regulation or Oversight of Education Is Not Needed." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 109-13. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Belfield, Clive R. "Home-Schoolers: How Well Do They Perform on the Sat for College Admission?" In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 167-77. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Bell, Debra. "The Challenges of Home Schooling." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 26-34. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Blumenfeld, Samuel L. "Home Schooling Is Vital to America." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 70-79. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Bowditch, Gillian. "Home Schooling Deprives Children of Important Social Lessons." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 61-63. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Brown, Blythe. "Homeschooling Is Good for Families." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 53-57. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Burkard, Tom, and Dennis O'Keeffe. "The Case against Compulsory School Attendance Laws." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 229-49. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Carper, James C., and Brian D. Ray. "Home Schooling." In The Family in America: An Encyclopedia, edited by Joseph M. Hawes and Elizabeth F. Shores. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001.

Carper, James C., and Brian D. Ray. "Religion, Schooling, and Home Education: Past and Present." In Religion, Education, and the American Experience : Reflections on Religion and American Public Life, edited by Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer, 223-42. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2002.

Carper, James C., and Brian D. Ray. "Conservative Christian Strategies in Education." In The Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America, edited by Rosemary Skinner Keller, Rosemary Radford Ruether and Marie Cantlon, 889-96. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2006.

Cibulka, James G. "State Regulation of Home Schooling: A Policy Analysis." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 101-19. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Colb, Sherry F. "Homeschoolers Should Be Denied to Public School Resources." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 148-55. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Coleman, Sandy. "Home Schooling Is Increasing among African Americans." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 22-25. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Cooper, Bruce S. "Preface." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, ix-xix. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

de Acosta, Martha. "Home-Schooled Students May Fail to Learn America's Cultural Heritage." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 80-81. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Delp, Valerie. "Allowing Access to Public School Resources May Harm Homeschooling." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 146-47. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Devins, Neal. "State Regulation of Home Instruction: A Constitutional Perspective." In School Law Update 1986, edited by Thomas N. Jones and Darel P. Semler, 159-74. Topeka, KS: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1986.

Duvall, Steven F. "The Effectiveness of Homeschooling Students with Special Needs." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 151-66. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Erickson, Donald A. "Homeschooling and the Common School Nightmare." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 21-44. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Fandard, Jennifer. "Home Education in France." In Learner-Managed Learning and Home Education: A European Perspective, edited by Leslie Safran Barson, 84. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Farenga, Pat "Homeschooling and John Holt's Vision." In Challenging the Giant: The Best of Ekoe, the Journal of Alternative Education, 198-216. Albany, NY: Down-To-Earth Books, 1992.

Field, Mark, and Christine Field. "Homeschooling Allows Parents to Teach Their Religious Convictions." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 33-38. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Franzosa, Susan Douglas. "The Best and Wisest Parent: A Critique of John Holt's Philosophy of Education." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 121-35. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Gabb, Sean. "Homeschooling: A British Perspective." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 199-227. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Gathercole, Rachel. "Homeschooling Is a Widely Misunderstood Movement." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 67-83. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Glenn, Charles L. "Homeschooling and Compulsory State Schooling." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 45-68. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Greenfield, Louis A. "State Must Maintain Control and Oversight of Education." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 98-105. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Grooms, Meg. "Homeschooling Benefits Special Needs Children." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 50-53. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Hammons, Christopher W. "Home Schooling: The Nation's Fastest-Growing Education Sector." In Choice and Competition in American Education, edited by Paul E. Peterson, 243-54. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006.

Hardenbergh, Nicky. "Through the Lens of Homeschooling: A Response to Michael Apple and Rob Reich." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 97-108. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Harris, Gregg. "Home School Education." In Schooling Choices, edited by H. Wayne House, 171-245. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1988.

Harrop, Froma. "Home Schooling May Hide Parental Instability or Abuse." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 67-69. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Hetzel, June. "Literacy in the Homeschool Setting." In Literacy: Building on What We Know, edited by Philip H. Dreyer. Claremont, CA: Claremont Reading Conference, 1997.

Hudak, Evie. "Public Schools Is a Better Choice Than Home Schooling." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 40-42. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Huerta, Luis A. "Losing Public Accountability: A Home Schooling Charter." In Inside Charter Schools: The Paradox of Radical Decentralization, edited by Bruce Fuller, 177-202. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Huerta, Luis A., Chad d'Entremont, and Maria-Fernanda Gonzalez. "Perspectives on Cyber and Homeschool Charters." In Handbook of Research on School Choice, edited by M. Berends, M. Springer, D. Balllou and H. Walberg, 533-53. New York: Routledge, 2009.

Immell, Myra. "Introduction." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 14-16. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Immell, Myra. "Should Homeschooled Children Have Access to Public School Resources? Preface." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 128-30. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Immell, Myra. "Why Do Parents Choose to Homeschool? Preface." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 18-19. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Jalsevac, Meg. "Educational Welfare Must Be Monitored." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 106-08. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

James, Jennifer. "Homeschooling Helps Black Children Gain Educational Equality." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 20-27. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Jeffs, Tony. "Schooling, Education, and Children's Rights." In The New Handbook of Children's Rights: Comparative Policy and Practice, edited by Bob Franklin, 45-69. London: Routledge, 2002.

Jeub, Chris. "Home Schooling Is a Legitimate Alternative to Public Schools." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 35-39. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Kaseman, Larry, and Susan Kaseman. "Homeschooling Freedoms Must Be Maintained." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 114-21. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Kirschner, Joseph. "The Shifting Roles of Family and School as Educator: A Historical Perspective." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 137-58. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Klicka, Chris. "Home-Schooled Students Excel in College." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 90-96. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Knowles, J. Gary. "Home Education: Personal Histories." In Home-School Relations: Working Successfully with Parents and Families, edited by Glenn W. Olsen and Mary Lou Fuller, 302-31. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1998.

Kuhnle, Elisabeth. "Home Education and Learner-Managed Learning: An Example from Germany." In Learner-Managed Learning and Home Education: A European Perspective, edited by Leslie Safran Barson, 103-10. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Kunzman, Robert. "Homeschooling." In Critical Issues and Practices in Gifted Education: What the Research Says, edited by Jonathan Plucker and C. Callahan, 253-60. Austin, TX: Prufrock Press, 2007.

Kunzman, Robert. "Homeschooling and the Law." In The Principal's Legal Handbook, edited by K. Lane, M.A.  Gooden, J.F. Mead, P. Pauken and S. Eckes, 189-204. Dayton, OH: Education Law Association, 2008.

Lagler, Coni. "Home Education and Learner-Managed Learning: An Example from Switzerland." In Learner-Managed Learning and Home Education: A European Perspective, edited by Leslie Safran Barson, 131-33. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Lines, Patricia  "Home Instruction: The Size and Growth of the Movement." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 9-41. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Lines, Patricia M. "Home Schooling Is Becoming More Common." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 12-21. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Lugg, Catherine A., and Andrea K. Rorrer. "The Politics of (Im)Prudent State-Level Homeschooling Policies." In Handbook of Education Policy Research, edited by David N. Plank, Gary Sykes and Barbara Schneider, 805-18. New York: Routledge, 2009.

Lyman, Isabel. "Homeschooling Should Not Be Regulated." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 43-47. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Marean, Joy A., Marc F. Ott, and Matthew J. Rush. "Homeschooled Students and the Ivy League." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 179-97. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Mattox, William R., Jr. "Home-Schooled Students Are Well-Socialized." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 58-60. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

McDannell, Colleen. "Creating the Christian Home: Home Schooling in Contemporary America." In American Sacred Space, edited by David Chidester and Edward Tabor Linenthal, 187-219. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995.

McReynolds, Kate. "Homeschooling Works Better Than Traditional Public Education." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 58-66. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Meighan, Roland. "What Is and What Might Be: Why Many Home-Based Educating Families Have Found a Learning System Fit for a Democracy." In Learner-Managed Learning and Home Education: A European Perspective, edited by Leslie Safran Barson, 1-14. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Meighan, Roland, and Christine Brown. "Locations of Learning and Ideologies of Education." In Schooling, Ideology, and the Curriculum, edited by Len Barton, Roland Meighan and Stephen Walker, 131-52. Brighton, UK: Falmer, 1980.

Mohsennia, Stefanie. "Home Education in Germany." In Learner-Managed Learning and Home Education: A European Perspective, edited by Leslie Safran Barson, 102-03. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Moore, Carole. "Homeschooling Is Not for Everyone." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 90-93. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Mur, Cindy. "Introduction." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 9-11. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Neal, Andrea. "Homeschool Students Excel in National Competitions." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 70-78. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Neal, Andrea. "Homeschoolers Are Excelling." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 84-89. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Nichols-White, Donna E. "Free at Last." In Freedom Challenge : African American Homeschoolers, edited by Grace Llewellyn, 60-87. Eugene, Ore.: Lowry House, 1996.

Pannapacker, W. A. "Homeschooling Provides the Best Education." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 39-45. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Persell, Caroline Hodges. "Values, Control, and Outcomes in Public and Private Schools." In Handbook of the Sociology of Education, edited by Maureen T. Hallinan, 387-407. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2000.

Pfleger, Katherine. "There Is Little Evidence That Home Schooling Is Successful." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 55-57. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Pitman, Mary Anne, and M. Lynne Smith. "Culture Acquisition in an Intentional American Community: A Single Case." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 77-97. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Pitsch, Dawn C. "Homeschooling Is Not the Right Choice for Every Family." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 58-62. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Ray, Brian D. "A Homeschool Research Story." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 1-19. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Ray, Brian D. "Homeschool Students Excel in College." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 79-87. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Ray, Brian D., and Jon Wartes. "The Academic Achievement and Affective Development of Home-Schooled Children." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 43-62. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Reich, Rob. "Testing the Boundaries of Parental Authority over Education: The Case of Homeschooling." In Moral and Political Education, edited by Stephen Macedo and Yael Tamir, 275-313. New York: NYU Press, 2002.

Reich, Rob. "Why Home Schooling Should Be Regulated." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 109-20. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Reich, Rob. "Homeschooling Should Be Regulated." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 29-42. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Richardson, Sharon Nalbone. "Home Schooling Law." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 159-201. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Richman, Howard B. "Home Schooling: The Oldest Educational Innovation." In Educational Innovation : An Agenda to Frame the Future, edited by Charles E. Greenawalt, 221-39. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America : Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, 1994.

Romanowski, Michael H. "Cooperation between Public Schools and Home-Schooling Is Needed." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 82-86. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Romanowski, Michael H. "Homeschooling Does Not Endanger Democracy." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 25-28. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Rosales, Christina. "Homeschooled Children Learn Life Lessons." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 46-49. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Safran, Leslie. "Creativity as 'Mindful' Learning: A Case from Learner-Led Home-Based Education." In Creativity in Education, edited by Anna Craft, Bob Jeffrey and Mike Leibling, 80-91. London: Continuum, 2001.

Sanborn, Robert, Adolfo Santos, Alexandra L. Montgomery, and James B. Caruthers. "Homeschooling Will Change the Future of Education." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 99-106. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Seelhoff, Cheryl Lindsey. "Homeschooling Is a Feminist Act." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 63-69. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

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Sikkink, David, and Michael O. Emerson. "Homeschooling." In Contemporary American Religion, edited by Wade Clark Roof, 312-14. New York: Macmillan, 2000.

Smedley, Tom. "Homeschooling for Liberty." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 69-74. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

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Somerville, Scott W. "Legal Rights for Homeschool Families." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 135-49. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Stern, Arno, and Andre Stern. "Informal Learning: A French Example." In Learner-Managed Learning and Home Education: A European Perspective, edited by Leslie Safran Barson, 84-89. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Stevenson, Deborah. "Parents Can Legally Instruct Their Children." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 122-27. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Taylor, Venus L. "Behind the Trend: Increases in Homeschooling among African American Families." In Home Schooling in Full View: A Reader, edited by Bruce S. Cooper, 121-33. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2005.

Thiem, Claudia Hanson. "The Spatial Politics of Educational Privatization: Re-Reading the U.S. Homeschooling Movement." In Spatial Theories of Education: Policy and Geography Matters, edited by Kalervo N. Gulson and Colin Symes, 17-36. New York: Routledge, 2007.

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Thomas, Alan. "What Home Educating Parents Can Teach the World About the Nature of Learning." In Learner-Managed Learning and Home Education: A European Perspective, edited by Leslie Safran Barson, 48-58. Nottingham, UK: Educational Heretics Press, 2006.

Thomas, Sally. "Homeschooling Enables a Rightly Ordered Life." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 28-32. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

Tsubata, Kate. "Home Schooling Affects Families Positively." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 64-66. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Tsubata, Kate. "Self-Directed Learning Prepares Children for Adulthood." In Home Schooling, edited by Cindy Mur, 87-89. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, 2003.

Van Galen, Jane. "Ideologues and Pedagogues: Parents Who Teach Their Children at Home." In Home Schooling : Political, Historical, and Pedagogical Perspectives, edited by Jane Van Galen and Mary Anne Pitman, 63-76. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Pub., 1991.

Willard, Dennis J., and Doug Oplinger. "The Claim That Homeschool Students Excel Is Exaggerated." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 88-98. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Williams, Preston. "Sports Are an Extension of the Classroom and Should Thus Exclude Homeschoolers." In Homeschooling, edited by Myra Immell, 156-59. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009.

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Yudof, Mark G., David L. Kirp, Betsy Levin, and Rachel F. Moran. "Home Schooling." In Educational Policy and the Law, edited by Mark G. Yudof, David L. Kirp, Betsy Levin and Rachel F. Moran, 56-75. Australia ; Belmont, CA: West/Thomson Learning, 2002.

Zehr, Mary Ann. "Homeschooling Is Becoming More Common around the World." In Homeschooling, edited by Heidi Williams, 10-15. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007.

Zirkel, Perry A. "Constitutional Contours to Home Instruction: A Second View." In School Law Update 1986, edited by Thomas N. Jones and Darel P. Semler, 175-82. Topeka, KS: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 1986.