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Title: Formerly Homeschooled Young Adults: Self-Reflections on Socialization
Language: English
Authors: Yvona Kostelecká (ORCID 0000-0001-8102-559X), Andrea Belánová (ORCID 0000-0002-1036-4604)
Source: Educational Studies. 2026 52(1):93-108.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Young Adults, Socialization, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Family Influence, Peer Groups, Teacher Influence, Traditional Schools
Geographic Terms: Czech Republic
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2024.2448785
ISSN: 0305-5698
1465-3400
Abstract: This research examines the first generation of homeschooled children in Czechia. Having been homeschooled during the first experimental wave of this practice in the late 1990s, these young adults are now starting their careers and independent lives. We conducted 18 semi-structured interviews and one focus group to explore their perception of the socialisation process they experienced in childhood. Four key agents of socialisation were identified that shaped their lives: the family, the peers they had while being homeschooled, and the schoolmates and teachers they had after they transitioned to a mainstream school. Despite the study's limitations, the data show that formerly homeschooled young adults are socially active individuals and that HS does not prevent them from successfully transitioning to further education.
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