Gary Phelps wrote his masters thesis on the history of home teaching. The 175 pdf is available for download from:
Home teaching : Attempts by the Latter-day Saints to establish an effective program during the nineteenth century
UPDATE: The link above appears to be dead. Here is an updated link
http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/MTNZ&CISOPTR=10574&REC=16
When you click on the above link, look to the left hand side of the page and click on Printable Copy for a PDF file of the entire program.
Posted by John in Home Teaching, History of HT