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<sec><h3>Purpose</h3>
<p>There is more and more literature dealing with home education, but this area still seems to be insufficiently explored. The aim of the article is to describe the processes and contexts of home education from the management perspective.</p>
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<sec><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3>
<p>Initial recognition of the research subject through a literature review. A synthesising research approach was adopted, integrating the results of literature research and on this basis determining the directions of development of home education in Poland from specific perspectives.</p>
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<sec><h3>Findings</h3>
<p>One of the more interesting conclusions is the direction of changes in the law on home education: clear though slow changes towards liberalisation. Management of the educational process by parents is characterised by freedom, which translates into a variety of management styles, but two tendencies can be distinguished: conservative and liberal. Taking into account the historical aspect, the characteristic feature of home education today is its egalitarianism, not elitism.</p>
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<sec><h3>Originality/value</h3>
<p>The history of Polish education is quite complicated. Poland's enslavement by foreign countries resulted in many years of limiting education, including its various forms. Home education as an alternative to elementary schools was reactivated after 1989 and is still in statu nascendi. The article presents in a synthetic way the evolution of home education in Poland, thus outlining the trends in the development of home education from the perspective of management.</p>
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Purpose
There is more and more literature dealing with home education, but this area still seems to be insufficiently explored. The aim of the article is to describe the processes and contexts of home education from the management perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
Initial recognition of the research subject through a literature review. A synthesising research approach was adopted, integrating the results of literature research and on this basis determining the directions of development of home education in Poland from specific perspectives.

Findings
One of the more interesting conclusions is the direction of changes in the law on home education: clear though slow changes towards liberalisation. Management of the educational process by parents is characterised by freedom, which translates into a variety of management styles, but two tendencies can be distinguished: conservative and liberal. Taking into account the historical aspect, the characteristic feature of home education today is its egalitarianism, not elitism.

Originality/value
The history of Polish education is quite complicated. Poland's enslavement by foreign countries resulted in many years of limiting education, including its various forms. Home education as an alternative to elementary schools was reactivated after 1989 and is still in statu nascendi. The article presents in a synthetic way the evolution of home education in Poland, thus outlining the trends in the development of home education from the perspective of management.

Home education as an alternative form of education in Poland: Management perspective

International Journal of Contemporary Management

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Purpose
There is more and more literature dealing with home education, but this area still seems to be insufficiently explored. The aim of the article is to...

Home education as an alternative form of education in Poland: Management perspective

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 07 sty 2022

Zakres stron: 25 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2021-0012

Słowa kluczowe
homeschooling, education, education management

© 2021 Aleksandra Berkowicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Home education as an alternative form of education in Poland: Management perspective

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 07 sty 2022

Zakres stron: 25 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2021-0012

Słowa kluczowehomeschooling, education, education management

© 2021 Aleksandra Berkowicz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
homeschooling, education, education management