home studies

Education at residence

Home studies are educational programs pursued at one's residence rather than in a classroom, whether through correspondence courses, online learning, or parent-directed instruction.

The term also refers to formal assessments conducted by social workers evaluating a household for adoption or foster care eligibility: The agency required a home study before approving the placement.

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learning environment/location

home studiesclassroom instruction

Teaching in school setting

classroom learning · traditional schooling · boarding school · group instruction

educational formality

home studiesformal education

Systematic study in institutions

public schooling · private schooling · compulsory education

Family

home, study, homes, homed, homing, homely, homeland, homeward, homeless

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