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home study

American  

noun

  1. instruction in a subject given by mail and addressed to a student's home.


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Guthy had made a living duplicating audiocassettes for medical conferences and real estate professionals selling home study programs who would then turn around and sell them to customers for hundreds of dollars on infomercials.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

The institution itself used a Bible-based home study program to teach.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

Teenagers in Worcestershire told the BBC Politics Midlands programme that home study during lockdown, and increased stress, had left many struggling to cope with school routine.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

The state Department of Children’s Services later provided the couple with the required training and home study, then approved them as foster parents in June 2021.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

“I’m sorry, the 1-600 is an INS formality. The home study is done by the adoption agency you choose,” Omar said.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini