Homeschooling: The Research, Scholarly articles, studies, facts, research

The research base on adults who were home educated:

• 69% of peer-reviewed studies on success into adulthood show adults who were home educated succeed and perform statistically significantly better than those who attended institutional schools.
• They participate in local community service more frequently than the general population.
• They vote and attend public meetings more frequently than the general population.
• They attend and succeed at college at an equal or higher rate than the general population.
• They internalize the values and beliefs of their parents at a high rate.

• The home-educated typically score 15 to 30 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests.
• 78% of peer-reviewed studies on academic studies on academic achievement show homeschool students perform statistically significantly better than those in institutional schools.
• Homeschool students score above average on achievement tests regardless of their parent's level of formal education or their family's household income.
• Children's academic achievement is not related to whether homeschool parents were ever certified teachers.
• The degree of state control and regulation of homeschooling is not related to academic achievement.
• Home-educated students typically score above average on the SAT and ACT tests that colleges use for admissions.
• Colleges are actively recruiting homeschool students.

Homeschool students are regularly engaged in social and educational activities outside their homes and with people other than their nuclear-family members.

Research shows that the home-educated are doing typically above average on measures of social, emotional, and psychological development. Research measures include peer interaction, self-concept, leadership skills, family cohesion, community service participation, and self-esteem.

The most common reasons given for homeschooling are:

• Customizable curriculum and learning environment for each child.
• Accomplish more academically than in schools.
• Use pedagogical approaches other than those typical in institutional schools.
• Enhance relationships between children and parent and among siblings.
• Provide guided and reasoned social interactions with peers and adults.
• Provide a safer environment for children.
• It is an alternative education approach when public or private institutional schools are closed due to disease (e.g. Covid-19).
• Protect minority children from racism in public schools or lower expectations of children of colour.
• Teach and impart a particular set of values, beliefs, and worldview.