Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Day School |
A state or private school where children attend during the day and do not stay overnight, as they would in a secure unit or in a hospital.
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| Hospital School | School caring for students and children in hospital who are unable to attend their mainstream school on a regular basis or not at all, due to medical conditions. |
| Hospital Section | A place/situation in a generic or paediatric hospital where pupils and students can study. As far as we know this exists only in countries where there are no Hospital Schools, like in Italy or (if we understood) Spain. Hospital teachers work in hospital sections. |
| Mainstream School | Any state or private school who have the children or the students on their roll, meaning where the children or students are registered. |
| Regular School | A state or private school where children attend during the day and do not stay overnight, as they would in a secure unit or in a hospital. |
| Virtual School | An institution that teaches courses entirely or primarily through online methods. It's an online learning platform with many different models that range from fully independent self-paced courses to virtual synchronomous teacher facilitated courses. |
Why a glossary?
Due to the fact that the terms related to home and hospital education vary a lot in different contexts and countries, and that in English too there are several different names to refer to similar practices (home tuition, domiciliary learning…) as a basis to ensure an effective communication on the HHE themes, a common glossary is needed.
Therefore the LeHo network developed this one you can find here as a draft. It is till under the reviewing process by LeHo Board of Experts.
The LeHo project has been funded with support from the European Commission.