Homeschooling in a digital age: How digital technologies can help children foster a love for (self-directed) lifelong learning

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Morris, Thomas Howard [1 ]
Pannone, Sarah Jeanne [2 ]
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[1] Bath Spa Univ, Sch Educ, Newton Pk, Bath, England
[2] Liberty Univ, Sch Educ, Lynchburg, VA 24502 USA
关键词
School choice; homeschooling; information literacy; self-directed learning; digital competence; digital technologies; EDUCATION; SCHOOL; PERFORMANCE; INFORMATION; PHYSICIANS; PARENTS; MODEL;
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10.1007/s11159-023-10041-x
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Opting to homeschool children is a growing trend worldwide. However, surprisingly, there is a dearth of research on understanding how digital technologies are used by learners who opt for homeschooling. Thus, in the present study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten homeschoolers in the United States to examine: (1) how digital technologies are being used; (2) why these technologies are being used to support learning; and (3) what digital technologies are being used. Thematic analysis revealed that homeschooled children used a wide array of digital technologies to support their learning. Children's learning projects commonly stemmed from their interaction with the real world, and a good portion of their learning was self-directed. Digital technologies afforded children access to specific materials and enabled them to collaborate with other learners. Perhaps most importantly, the homeschoolers reported a love for (self-directed) lifelong learning. They tended to learn in a self-directed and autonomous manner, and they commonly used digital technologies constructively and productively. L'ecole a la maison a l'ere du numerique : comment les technologies numeriques peuvent aider les enfants a nourrir le gout de l'apprentissage (autodirige) tout au long de la vie - Choisir l'ecole a la maison pour ses enfants est une tendance en plein essor dans le monde entier. etonnamment toutefois, on manque de recherches sur la facon dont les parents qui ont choisi l'ecole a la maison utilisent ces techniques. Par consequent, dans le cadre de cette etude, des interviews semi-structurees ont ete menees aupres de dix de ces parents aux etats-Unis pour examiner : (1) leur facon d'utiliser les technologies numeriques ; (2) pourquoi ils utilisent ces techniques en soutien a l'apprentissage et (3) quelles sont les technologies numeriques utilisees. L'analyse thematique a revele que les enfants qui sont scolarises a domicile s'appuient dans leur apprentissage sur une large palette de technologies numeriques. Les projets educatifs des enfants decoulent souvent de leur interaction avec le monde exterieur, et leur apprentissage est en grande partie autodirige. Les technologies numeriques leur ouvrent l'acces a des materiels specifiques et leur permettent de collaborer avec d'autres apprenants. Mais ce qui est peut-etre le plus important, ces enfants scolarises a la maison declarent avoir le gout de l'apprentissage (autodirige) tout au long de la vie. Ils ont tendance a apprendre de facon autodirigee et autonome et font generalement un usage constructif et productif des technologies numeriques.
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