home study

Learn from home

Home study refers to educational work done at home rather than in a classroom, whether as part of a formal program or independent learning: She completed her degree through home study.

In adoption and foster care, a home study is the evaluation process where social workers assess prospective parents' living situation, background, and fitness to care for a child: They passed their home study and are now waiting for a placement.

academics

homework

Student assignments for outside class

curriculum · exams · coursework · distance learning · correspondence course · syllabus · reading · note-taking · research · essays

remote-work

telecommuting

Employment from afar

VPN · online collaboration · video calls · Slack · flexible schedule · screen sharing · cloud storage · webinar · digital workspace · remote desktop

workspace

desk

Furniture for writing

computer · quiet space · library corner · stationery · notebooks · den · reference books · bulletin board · ergonomic chair · whiteboard

Categories
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learning location

home studyclassroom instruction

Teaching in school setting

laboratory work · fieldwork · study abroad · away · outside

educational formality

home studyformal education

Systematic study in institutions

traditional schooling · compulsory education · boarding school · public school

social context of learning

home studypeer learning

Education between equals

study groups

Family

study, home, homeschool

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