Homeschooling, desarrollo curricular y socialización

Abstract

The work analyzes the knowledge, skills and attitudes that children develop in homeschooling through a qualitative study, using an ethnographic methodological design to understand the way of life of homeschooling families. The topic is little studied in our country and there are no legal records of how many families raise their children under this modality and the only information available as a reference is research carried out in other countries, hence its importance. The work presents information collected in interviews with parents who educate their children in this modality. The topics addressed respond to the family structure, parents' employment situation, reasons why parents opt for this form of studies, knowledge, skills and social attitudes of homeschooling children. From the information collected, it is found that the reasons why families opt for this modality are diverse. And that the skills that children develop are the same as those of other children who attend regular schools. It is concluded that children educated in this modality achieve knowledge and skills equal to or superior to those of other children who do not study at home.