‘Twofold otherness’: on religion, spirituality, and home schooling in the Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, home schooling is an increasing but still rare education practice. The country is at the same time not favourable to public demonstrations of religion. In such a specific context, we investigated the intersection of religion, spirituality, and home schooling. Drawing on a broa...

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Auteurs: Beláňová, Andrea (Auteur) ; Kostelecká, Yvona (Auteur) ; Machovcová, Kateřina (Auteur) ; McCabe, Marta (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2020]
Dans: Journal of beliefs and values
Année: 2020, Volume: 41, Numéro: 4, Pages: 406-418
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Tschechien / Laïcité / Enseignement à domicile / Religiosité / Spiritualité
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AG Vie religieuse
KBK Europe de l'Est
ZF Pédagogie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B Czech Republic
B Home schooling
B Religion
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Résumé:In the Czech Republic, home schooling is an increasing but still rare education practice. The country is at the same time not favourable to public demonstrations of religion. In such a specific context, we investigated the intersection of religion, spirituality, and home schooling. Drawing on a broad ethnographic research design, we identify three levels of strategies employed by religious or spiritual home-schooling parents to negotiate their ‘twofold otherness’. On the individual level, these parents significantly sought religious or spiritual support in their decision to home-school. On the societal level, the local community played a crucial role in assisting parents with home schooling. Simultaneously, fearing the reactions of home-schooling opponents, the families decided to keep their religion or spirituality to themselves. We conclude that the ‘twofold otherness’ is a vulnerable position for home-schoolers in the Czech Republic which forces the families to remain private about both their education style and spiritual or religious ideology.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1762384