Homeschooling parents and the school education system: interaction points
In the modern conditions of distance learning introduction and the integration of digitalization achievements into the education system, homeschooling supporters increase in number, as more people saw this form of education as an opportunity to build an individual development trajectory for their children, which, taking into account psychological characteristics and abilities, ensures the development of cognitive interest, self-organization and self-education. The originality of the study lies in identifying and describing the points of interaction between the school and parents who choose homeschooling, both during the transition to the family form of education, including paperwork in a school, and organization of the process of intermediate certification of homeschooling students. A comparative analysis of the position of parents who choose homeschooling for their children, and representatives of school administration, was carried out on two selected points of interaction. An analysis of the results of the study made it possible to form a portrait of homeschooling parents, to identify the main reasons for switching to homeschooling, to determine the strategies of parents in organizing the education of their children who are homeschooled. Based on the analysis of empirical data, the mechanisms of interaction between homeschoolers’ parents, on the one hand, and pedagogical staff of educational organizations, on the other hand, are summarized.