[Libs-Or] NCES Report: Homeschooling in the United States: 2003

[Ann Reed]

NCES Report: Homeschooling in the United States: 2003

This report uses the Parent and Family Involvement Survey of the 2003 
National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) to estimate the 
number and percentage of homeschooled students in the United States in 
2003 and to describe the characteristics of these students and their 
families. In 2003, 31 percent of homeschooled children had parents who 
cited concern about the environment of other schools, such as safety, 
drugs, or negative peer pressure, as the most important reason for 
homeschooling, 30 percent had parents who said the most important reason 
was to provide religious or moral instruction, and 16 percent of 
homeschooled students had parents who said dissatisfaction with the 
academic instruction available at other schools was the most important 
reason. In addition, the report includes comparisons to an earlier study 
using data from the 1999 NHES to provide information about changes in 
the rate of homeschooling between 1999 and
2003 for different segments of the student population.

To download, view and print the publication as a pdf file, please visit:
http://nces.ed.gov/Pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006042






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Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
Oregon State Library
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Salem, OR 97301
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ann.reed at state.or.us

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