Private tutoring when stakes are high: Insights from the transition from primary to secondary school in Germany
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.08.001
Abstract: Abstract Private supplementary tutoring is a widespread and controversial phenomenon. The pressure high-stakes exams put on students is often held responsible for high tutoring rates. Our study tested this hypothesis by using regional variance in… read more here.
Keywords: secondary school; primary secondary; private tutoring; transition primary ... See more keywords
In search of a school façade: Explaining the centrality of private tutoring among high-performing students in Egypt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102384
Abstract: Abstract This article contributes to the debates about the priorities of education reform in Egypt and approaches to reducing the students’ reliance on private tutoring. It presents the results of five focus group discussions with… read more here.
Keywords: school ade; ade explaining; private tutoring; tutoring ... See more keywords
Shadow education as a form of oppression: conceptualizing experiences and reflections of secondary students in Hong Kong
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DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2020.1727855
Abstract: ABSTRACT Private tutoring is one of the unintended outcomes of high-stakes testing and has become a widespread global phenomenon. It is called shadow education because it mimics the mainstream curriculum. From the critical perspective, this… read more here.
Keywords: shadow education; hong kong; private tutoring; stakes testing ... See more keywords
Spatializing a global education phenomenon: private tutoring and mobility theory in Cambodia
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DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2019.1610192
Abstract: ABSTRACT Along with the dramatic expansion of private tutoring around the world, a significant body of literature has been produced to understand this phenomenon. While many studies consider the issue of geographic location, the spatial… read more here.
Keywords: phenomenon; mobility theory; tutoring; private tutoring ... See more keywords
Selective schooling and its relationship to private tutoring: the case of South Korea
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DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2019.1687230
Abstract: ABSTRACT The notion of selecting students based on academic achievement into different schools at certain points in their educational careers is one that has long been contested in education. In this paper I consider the… read more here.
Keywords: selective schooling; south korea; private tutoring; schooling ... See more keywords
Competition and game-playing: The academic returns and mental health costs of private tutoring
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DOI: 10.1177/2057150x231165143
Abstract: Given the intense academic competition in China, we ask the question of whether the academic returns to private tutoring come at the expense of students’ mental health. This topic involves the investigation and analysis of… read more here.
Keywords: academic returns; health; effect; competition ... See more keywords
The marketization of educational resources and individual choice: Examining the heterogeneous treatment effect of private tutoring in middle schools
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DOI: 10.1177/2057150x231169449
Abstract: In recent decades, with the rapid marketization of educational resources in K–12 education, private tutoring has become extremely popular in China, yet the previous research has not yet reached a consensus on the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: effect; marketization educational; individual choice; tutoring ... See more keywords
The Determinants of Private Tutoring Participation for Mathematics in China: Focusing on the Role of Student Metacognition
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00603
Abstract: Participation in private tutoring has been a global educational phenomenon and is especially prevalent in China. The present study conducted a student-report questionnaire and collected school reports of mathematical achievement to track a year of… read more here.
Keywords: metacognition; tutoring participation; private tutoring; mathematics ... See more keywords
Economic burden of private tutoring at higher secondary level in Pakistan: An analysis through Hurder and Linear regression model
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.904956
Abstract: Economic burden of private supplementary tutoring is increasing around the world. Demand for private supplementary tutoring, contributing factors, and their effects are investigated in the study. For this purpose, data were collected through questionnaire, and… read more here.
Keywords: burden private; model; economic burden; private tutoring ... See more keywords
Shadow Education and Its Academic Effects in Bangladesh: A Vygotskian Perspective
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.922743
Abstract: Private tutoring is a newly emerging field of research, which remains largely under-theorized. Adopting the Vygotskian philosophy of learning as an analytical lens, this qualitative study conceptualized the academic effects of private tutoring in a… read more here.
Keywords: academic effects; education academic; vygotskian perspective; shadow education ... See more keywords