The homeschooling network in Brazil: the conservative alliance in action

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https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.17.21141.094

Abstract

In this article, we present a network of actors who defend homeschooling in Brazil. Our objective is to contribute to the identification of actors and to the understanding of homeschooling itself, as well as to the understanding of the Brazilian conservative movement, which manifests itself in a conservative alliance. To do so, we bring the context of the advance of conservatism in Brazil, through a complex theoretical framework. Next, we bring an overview of homeschooling in Brazil and in the world. In the following section, we deal with the methodology of the research that generated this article, presenting the way in which the data used in the elaboration of the mapping of the studied network were collected. Finally, we present the homeschooling network in Brazil, situating actors and offering final considerations. We conclude that the defense of homeschooling relies on arguments characteristic of different groups, showing the potential of the concept of conservative alliance and articulation for analysis and understanding of Brazilian conservatism.

Keywords: Homeschooling. Conservatism. Network analysis.

Author Biographies

  • Iana Gomes de Lima, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Doutora em Educação, professora adjunta da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) e professora colaboradora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade da Região de Joinville (Univille).

  • Luis Armando Gandin, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    PhD em Educação pela University of Wisconsin-Madison, Estados Unidos, Professor Titular da Faculdade de Educação e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Pesquisador Produtividade em Pesquisa do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

  • Luis Felipe Rosa, University of Brasília

    Doutorando em Ciência da Informação no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Informação da Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

  • Gabriel Dias dos Santos, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    Graduando em Licenciatura em Letras e bolsista de iniciação científica na Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

The homeschooling network in Brazil: the conservative alliance in action. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 17, p. 1–24, 2022. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.17.21141.094. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/21141. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.

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