Features of home schooling in the Republic of Belarus

  • Olga G. Ksionda Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-1099
  • Ekaterina O. Kovtunenko Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The paper considers the concepts of home (family) education, the features of its existence in the Republic of Belarus. The problems and features of this type of training are described. The results of interviews with children who study at home on an individual plan and their parents are considered. The analysis of the attitude of parents and children to school education is presented, the values and goals of home schooling are summarised, the motivation for teaching children working according to an individual plan is characterised.

Author Biographies

Olga G. Ksionda, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (psychology), docent; associate professor at the department of social and organisational psychology, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

Ekaterina O. Kovtunenko, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

student at the faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2021-02-18
Keywords: family, school education, home (family) education, education according to an individual plan
How to Cite
Ksionda, O. G., & Kovtunenko, E. O. (2021). Features of home schooling in the Republic of Belarus. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 1, 67-75. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/3127
Issue
No 1 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Psychological Researches

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