Homeschooling in Chinese cities: educational implications for post-pandemic schools

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Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of parent participants in Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei (N = 31).

Case	Parent	Education Attainment	Occupation	Children sex (age)			Years of home-schooling	Monthly household income
Hong Kong (n = 16)
HK01	Mother	Non-degree tertiary	Slasher	M (9)			7	Unavailable
	Father	University degree	Social worker
HK02	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Homemaker	M (11)	F (9)	M (7)	1	HK$80,000–99, 999
	Father	Post-graduate degree	Physicist
HK03	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Education Center organizer	F (6)	F (5)	F (3)	0.5	HK$100,000 or above
	Father	University degree	Disciplined services officer
HK04	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Homemaker	F (14)	F (9)		8.5	Unavailable
	Father	University degree	Information Technology officer
HK05	Mother	University degree	Homemaker	M (12)	F (8)		6.5	HK$100,000 or above
	Father	University degree	Senior program architect
HK06	Mother	University degree	Self-directed education facilitator	M (9)			9	HK$40,000–49, 999
	Father	University degree	Freelancer (homeopathist)
HK07	Mother	Non-degree tertiary	Self-employed	M (14)	F (11)		5.5	HK$40,000
	Father	Secondary education	Car dealership owner
HK08	Mother	University degree	Slasher	M (9)	M (5)		5	HK$25,000–29,999
	Father	Secondary education	Baker
HK09	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Primary school teacher (part-time)	F (16)	M (13)		9	HK$90,000
	Father	Non-degree tertiary	Teacher educator
HK10	Mother	Non-degree tertiary	Lone parent, freelancer (homeopathist)	M (13)	F (10)	F (8)	2	HK$50,000
HK11	Mother	Post-graduate degree	PR company CEO	M (11)			4.5	HK$60,000
	Father	University degree	Deceased
HK12	Mother	University degree	Freelancer (play-group organizer)	M (5)	F (2)		1	HK$40,000–49, 999
	Father	University degree	Engineer
HK13	Mother	Non-degree tertiary	Freelancer (makeup artist)	M (12)	F (11)	M (5)	4	HK$40,000–49,999
	Father	Secondary education	Freelancer (photographer)
HK14	Mother	Non-degree tertiary	Homemaker	M (6)	F (3)		1.5	HK$50,000
	Father	Secondary education	Athletic trainer
HK15	Mother	Secondary degree	Homemaker	M (7)	F (2)		7	Unavailable
	Father	Primary degree	Unemployed
HK16	Mother	University degree	Homemaker	M (6)			1	Unavailable
	Father	University degree	Customs officer
Chinese Taipei (n = 15)
TW01	Mother	University degree	Homemaker	M (10)	M (4)	F (2)	6	TW$150,000
	Father	University degree	Metal industry owner
TW02	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Legislator	F (13)	F (7)	M (7)	5	TW$170,000
	Father	Post-graduate degree	Information Technology executive
TW03	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Homemaker	F (8)	M (7)		5	TW$80,000–99,999
	Father	University degree	Freelancer (photographer)
TW04	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Self-employed	F (10)	F (10)		6	TW$150,000
	Father	University degree	International trading company owner
TW05	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Private English Teacher	F (9)	M (4)		4	TW$375,000
	Father	Post-graduate degree	Engineer
TW06	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Homemaker	M (10)	F (7)		3	TW$830,000
	Father	Post-graduate degree	Merchant
TW07	Mother	University degree	PR Company owner	F (17)	M (13)		7	TW$170,000–249,999
	Father	Post-graduate degree	Freelancer (photographer)
TW08	Mother	University degree	Freelancer (finance)	F (21)	F (12)		3.5	TW$210,000
	Father	University degree	Electronics manufacturing technician
TW09	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Homemaker	F (9)			2	Less than TW$4,200,000
	Father	University degree	Lawyer (part-time)
TW10	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Play-group organizer	F (8)	F (5)	M (4)	3	TW$58,000
	Father	Post-graduate degree	Priest
TW11	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Creative art studio owner	M (17)	F (14)		5	TW$170,000
	Father	Non-degree tertiary	Creative art studio owner
TW12	Mother	University degree	Homemaker	F (7)	M (5)	M (1)	5	TW$125,000
	Father	University degree	Insurance broker
TW13	Mother	University degree	Research assistant (part-time), Freelancer (translation)	F (13)	M (12)		6	TW$225,000
	Father	Post-graduate degree	Associate director of sports company
TW14	Mother	University degree	Separated, postgraduate student	M (12)	F (9)		0.5	Unavailable
	Father	Unavailable	Lawyer
TW15	Mother	Post-graduate degree	Homemaker	M (7)	M (5)	M (2)	1.5	TW$150,000
	Father	University degree	Auditor

Notes. The sampling unit (N) is a family.

Table 2. Main Reasons for Homeschooling (N = 31).

	Frequency^1
Main Reasons	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	Total
Dissatisfaction with mainstream schools	13	11	24
Overall Chinese school system	7	6	13
Negative personal school experience	6	5	11
Preference for non-traditional education models	11	10	21
Physical and mental health problem	4	1	5
Special needs	2	1	3

¹ Most families had more than one reason.

Figure 1. Structured and unstructured content and process in learning (N = 31).

Note: Percentage column fails to total to 100.0% due to rounding error.

Figure 2. Multiple actors across sectors and disciplines in learning.

Figure 3. Exposure to a well-rounded education.