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Direct linkŠtastný, Vít; Chvál, Martin; Walterová, Eliška – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2023
The paper describes various forms and modes of partnerships and cooperation between mainstream schools and private tutoring providers, and their risks and benefits as perceived by Czech school leaders. Its main findings are drawn from interviews with management representatives of 43 lower-secondary schools. Schools displayed tutors'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Private Education, Tutorial Programs
Yung, Kevin Wai-Ho – Educational Studies, 2022
Private tutoring, or shadow education, has become a widespread phenomenon globally. Its growth can be attributed to the expansion of cram schools offering live and video tutoring. This study critically analyses students' perceptions of video-recorded classes. Specifically, it problematises students' preference for video-recorded classes by…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Private Education, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Comerio, Giovanna; Walker, James – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2021
Personal tutorials are an essential feature of student support in British universities, and therefore they are duplicated on British overseas campuses. It appears that Chinese students are reluctant to seek help when they experience personal difficulties that affect their engagement with learning and their academic performance. Limited literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, Study Abroad
Download full textJohn, William J.; Rhein, Douglas Lee – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2018
The article explores the motivation of Thai secondary school students who chose to enroll in private tutorial institutes. The research draws on primary qualitative data compiled from structured interviews utilizing a comparative perspective to provide insight into perceptions of tutorial versus formal secondary education. The evidence presented…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Tutoring, Tutors, Foreign Countries
Coniam, David – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
This article reports a case study of students attending a fee-paying private tutorial school in Hong Kong in 2009-2010. They were retaking the Year 11 English language public examination, attempting to improve grades obtained in 2008-2009. The mainly qualitative study extends an earlier quantitative study (Coniam Recent developments in English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Education, Tutorial Programs, Case Studies
Tansel, Aysit; Bircan, Fatma – Economics of Education Review, 2006
This is the first study on private tutoring in Turkey. Private tutoring especially for the purpose of preparing for the competitive university entrance examination is an important, widespread phenomenon in Turkey. Private tutoring centers are commonly referred to as "dersane" in Turkish. This study first gives an overview of private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Demand, Tutoring, Private Education
