Dr. Douglas Pietersma
Dr. Pietersma is an education researcher with a research emphasis on homeschooling and Christian education.
Dr. Pietersma is a retired military intelligence officer and currently an education researcher holding a Doctor of Education degree from Regent University with a research emphasis on homeschooling and Christian education. His dissertation researched focused on the intersectionality of discipleship and the Christian homeschooling experience. He is also the editor of the Home School Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal which focuses on homeschool-related research work.
In addition to research and editing work, Dr. Pietersma homeschools his two children and directs AltaMeta Homeschool Auxiliary, which provides co-curricular homeschool courses to Christian homeschool families in the local area of Cheyenne and beyond through web-bases courses. Courses include foreign language (currently Spanish and French), physical education (local students only), and high-school life preparation courses including Speech, Debate, Composition/Research and Financial Management.
