Yvona Kostelecká
Biographic Data
| ID | 177573 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yvona Kostelecká |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yvona |
| FAMILY NAME | Kostelecká |
| SIGNATURE | KOSTELECKÁ Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8102-559X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Who is in favour of the choice to homeschool in Czechia and why
To gain deeper insight into the factors behind support for homeschooling in Czechia, we used representative survey data collected in February 2024. Analysis of the public opinion data suggests that homeschooling in Czechia is not tied to religious conservatism or populist distrust of elites, nor is it related to mistrust of the state or its political representatives. Instead, homeschooling appears to function primarily as pragmatic ‘escape route’…
Homeschooling as an extension of school choice in the Czech Republic after the Covid-19 pandemic
Not being able to fool around with my friends at break – children’s home-based education in space and time
The study describes elements of the daily spatial and time systems relating to online home-based primary education during the pandemic school closures. It was conducted from the children’s perspective (semi-structured interviews with children), which is only marginally discussed in research on the effects of home-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. The spatial recontextualization of the ho…
A comparison of home education legislation in Europe from the perspective of geography of education
Home education is becoming an important issue for education policy in almost every country across Europe. It should also be of potential interest to the geography of education which, however, has remained the domain of research to educational studies. Consequently, no studies currently compare the individual aspects of home education by looking for the geographical factors behind this phenomenon. This article sets out to present a current and com…
Family as a Substitute for School? The Distribution of Educational Responsibilities during Two Waves of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic
The worldwide crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced many states to adopt strict anti-COVID measures aimed at social distancing. In the field of education, this involved closing schools and the continuation of education at home. In the Czech Republic, schools first closed in March 2021; the school closures lasted, with a few interruptions, for more than a year. Some educational functions that were traditionally performed by schools were te…
Homeschooling mothers: Precarious by choice
This article presents the findings of a study on homeschooling in Czechia. It focuses on the gender aspects of this uncommon educational decision. Based on forty-three individual interviews with homeschooling parents, the article’s unifying thread is interest in understanding how mothers are involved in the decision to homeschool, and how the practice is embedded in gendered relationships within the society. We explore the results from two perspe…
‘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 broad ethnographic research design, we identify three levels of strategies employed by religious or spiritual home-schooling parents to negotiate their ‘t…
Justifying homeschooling in Czech Republic: How "good parents" and their children use time
In our study of Czech homeschooling families, we discovered that the unifying theme of their justifying narratives was how the families rearranged the norm of "good parenting," defined as the amount of time families spent together. The parents argued the importance of sacrificing their own time and educating their children themselves. They distinguished themselves from parents who are not willing to attend the children's needs as much. Finally, w…
The legal status of home education in post-communist countries of Central Europe
The legal status of home education in post-communist countries of Central Europe
Justifying homeschooling in Czech Republic: How "good parents" and their children use time
In our study of Czech homeschooling families, we discovered that the unifying theme of their justifying narratives was how the families rearranged the norm of "good parenting," defined as the amount of time families spent together. The parents argued the importance of sacrificing their own time and educating their children themselves. They distinguished themselves from parents who are not willing to attend the children's needs as much. Finally, w…
A comparison of home education legislation in Europe from the perspective of geography of education
Home education is becoming an important issue for education policy in almost every country across Europe. It should also be of potential interest to the geography of education which, however, has remained the domain of research to educational studies. Consequently, no studies currently compare the individual aspects of home education by looking for the geographical factors behind this phenomenon. This article sets out to present a current and com…
Family as a Substitute for School? The Distribution of Educational Responsibilities during Two Waves of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic
The worldwide crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced many states to adopt strict anti-COVID measures aimed at social distancing. In the field of education, this involved closing schools and the continuation of education at home. In the Czech Republic, schools first closed in March 2021; the school closures lasted, with a few interruptions, for more than a year. Some educational functions that were traditionally performed by schools were te…
Homeschooling mothers: Precarious by choice
This article presents the findings of a study on homeschooling in Czechia. It focuses on the gender aspects of this uncommon educational decision. Based on forty-three individual interviews with homeschooling parents, the article’s unifying thread is interest in understanding how mothers are involved in the decision to homeschool, and how the practice is embedded in gendered relationships within the society. We explore the results from two perspe…
The legal status of home education in post-communist countries of Central Europe
Justifying homeschooling in Czech Republic: How "good parents" and their children use time
In our study of Czech homeschooling families, we discovered that the unifying theme of their justifying narratives was how the families rearranged the norm of "good parenting," defined as the amount of time families spent together. The parents argued the importance of sacrificing their own time and educating their children themselves. They distinguished themselves from parents who are not willing to attend the children's needs as much. Finally, w…
‘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 broad ethnographic research design, we identify three levels of strategies employed by religious or spiritual home-schooling parents to negotiate their ‘t…
Homeschooling mothers: Precarious by choice
This article presents the findings of a study on homeschooling in Czechia. It focuses on the gender aspects of this uncommon educational decision. Based on forty-three individual interviews with homeschooling parents, the article’s unifying thread is interest in understanding how mothers are involved in the decision to homeschool, and how the practice is embedded in gendered relationships within the society. We explore the results from two perspe…
A comparison of home education legislation in Europe from the perspective of geography of education
Home education is becoming an important issue for education policy in almost every country across Europe. It should also be of potential interest to the geography of education which, however, has remained the domain of research to educational studies. Consequently, no studies currently compare the individual aspects of home education by looking for the geographical factors behind this phenomenon. This article sets out to present a current and com…
Family as a Substitute for School? The Distribution of Educational Responsibilities during Two Waves of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Czech Republic
The worldwide crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic forced many states to adopt strict anti-COVID measures aimed at social distancing. In the field of education, this involved closing schools and the continuation of education at home. In the Czech Republic, schools first closed in March 2021; the school closures lasted, with a few interruptions, for more than a year. Some educational functions that were traditionally performed by schools were te…
Not being able to fool around with my friends at break – children’s home-based education in space and time
The study describes elements of the daily spatial and time systems relating to online home-based primary education during the pandemic school closures. It was conducted from the children’s perspective (semi-structured interviews with children), which is only marginally discussed in research on the effects of home-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. The spatial recontextualization of the ho…
Homeschooling as an extension of school choice in the Czech Republic after the Covid-19 pandemic
Who is in favour of the choice to homeschool in Czechia and why
To gain deeper insight into the factors behind support for homeschooling in Czechia, we used representative survey data collected in February 2024. Analysis of the public opinion data suggests that homeschooling in Czechia is not tied to religious conservatism or populist distrust of elites, nor is it related to mistrust of the state or its political representatives. Instead, homeschooling appears to function primarily as pragmatic ‘escape route’…
Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (9 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Czech (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Politics (4 works)