Refers to educating children at home rather than in a formal school setting. Often used in discussions of alternative education.
See also: ホームスクール
More families are choosing homeschooling.
We discussed the pros and cons of homeschooling.
ホームスクール is a direct loanword from English and is more colloquial; 自宅教育 is a native Japanese compound that sounds slightly more formal or descriptive.
Compound of 自宅 (one's home) and 教育 (education).