Homeschooling
Scope
This guide will help you locate books, articles, videos and websites dealing with homeschooling.
Books, e-books and audiovisual resources
Use the Moraine Park Catalog to find books, e-books, and videos on this subject.
Sample keyword searches:
homeschooling
"home schooling"
Periodical Articles
Use the following databases to find articles on this topic.
Sample searches:
"homeschooling"
"home school"
"home schooling"
"alternative education"
Ebsco
Contains articles from over 5000 magazines and journals covering a wide variety of topics.
Facts on File
The “Issues and Controversies” and “Today’s Science” sections contain much useful information on this topic.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Contains viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Websites
A to Z Home's Cool – Homeschooling Web Site
This contains links to information on many aspects of homeschooling. Topics covered include Methods, Styles & Philosophies, Lessons & Ideas, Just Beginning, and Homeschool Laws & Legalities.
HEM's Homeschooling Information and Resource Pages
This site is produced by Home Education Magazine. Along with selections from the magazine users will find a question and answer section, a list of links, and other useful resources.
Heather's Homeschooling Page
Heather Madrone shares her personal experience of homeschooling.
Home School Legal Defense Association
Allows users to stay abreast of legal issues of interest to homeschoolers on both the state and national level. Online access to The Home School Court Report is also available.
Homefires-The Journal of Homeschooling Online
As the name implies this site contains articles from current and past issues of Homefires. In addition to these articles the site includes links to other sites of interest to homeschoolers. Special sections on Carschooling and Clickschooling
Homeschool World
This is the official site of Practical Homeschooling Magazine. The site includes full-text articles from previous issues of the magazine, and numerous forums that can help to answer questions concerning many aspects of homeschooling.
Homeschooling Kids With Disabilities Information and Support
As the name implies this is a site devoted to helping users locate info and products that would be useful to parents of children with disabilities.
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
Jon claims that this site is one of the largest and oldest homeschooling sites on the web. The site does contain lots of links that will be of interest to homeschoolers of all experience levels.
Montessori Homeschooling
Visitors to this site can find out how the Montessori method can be used in a homeschooling situation.
The Wisconsin Parents Association
The stated purpose of this site is to "provide accurate information about homeschooling to interested families, the general public and the Wisconsin Legislature; counter numerous challenges to Wisconsin's homeschooling law; maintain homeschooling rights and freedoms and ensure that homeschoolers can choose an education consistent with their principles and beliefs."
Updated 7/2009
