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Findings About Homeschooled Adults from the Cardus Education Survey: a conversation with co-author Albert Cheng

Bonnie Landry Season 7 Episode 27

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A fascinating conversation on a recent study of homeschooled adults.  Co-author Albert Cheng, PhD, is a Cardus senior fellow and associate professor in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas.

Among his many achievements and areas of study, his research interests include character formation, school-choice policy, faith-based schooling, and homeschooling.  Our conversation about this study, Diverse Outcomes for a Diverse Population, reveals some interesting data about home educated adults as well as food for thought on our goals for family education.  


00:40 - Welcome 
5:16 - About Cardus 
9:08 - The study sample 
13:12 - Gathering data on homeschooling 
16:56 - Religious engagement in homeschoolers  
20:37 - Civic behavior results 
22:58 - Family formation and adoption of values 
26:04 - Geographical demographics 
28:16 - Structured vs. unstructured homeschooling 
31:07 - Parent and child relationships
35:48 - Most important takeaways


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