Teachers' perception of the functional and problematic aspects of home schooling for sick pupils

Many students with medical needs are benefitting from the home-schooling service. However, such service has seldom been investigated. The present qualitative study investigated the characteristics of home-schooling service in a sample of 43 teachers who provided such service during the 2018/2019 school year. The most salient problematic aspects refer to the relationship with illness, the complexity of several organizational and logistical tasks and work dispersion. Information and communication technologies are mentioned in an ambivalent way; a good relationship with the class of belonging of the child and the teacher’s capability to fully take care of all the educational and developmental needs of the student are mentioned as an effective way to proper home-teaching practice. Home-schooling for students with health care needs requires a particular organization and specific teacher training and in-service supervision. Some of these solutions are also discussed in relation to the international literature in the field.