The Growing Phenomenon of Private Tutoring

Does private tutoring increase parental choice and improve student achievement, or does it exacerbate social inequalities and impose heavy costs on households, possibly without improving student outcomes? Private tutoring is now a major component of the education sector in many developing countries,...

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Main Authors:	Dang, Hai-Anh, Rogers, F. Halsey
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	academic performance education programs educational achievement educational activity formal education individualized instruction instruction levels of education primary students schooling schools secondary education secondary students student achievement teachers test scores tutoring tutoring programs tutors university students
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4419

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spelling	okr-10986-44192021-04-23T14:02:17Z The Growing Phenomenon of Private Tutoring Dang, Hai-Anh Rogers, F. Halsey academic performance education programs educational achievement educational activity formal education individualized instruction instruction levels of education primary students schooling schools secondary education secondary students student achievement teachers test scores tutoring tutoring programs tutors university students Does private tutoring increase parental choice and improve student achievement, or does it exacerbate social inequalities and impose heavy costs on households, possibly without improving student outcomes? Private tutoring is now a major component of the education sector in many developing countries, yet education policy too seldom acknowledges or makes use of it. This survey of the literature examines the extent of private tutoring, identifies the factors that explain its growth, and analyzes its cost-effectiveness in improving student academic performance. It also presents a framework for assessing the efficiency and equity effects of tutoring. The results suggest that even taking equity concerns into account, tutoring can raise the effectiveness of the education system under certain reasonable assumptions. Guidance is offered for attacking corruption and other problems that diminish the benefits of private tutoring. 2012-03-30T07:12:34Z 2012-03-30T07:12:34Z 2008-09-01 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4419 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Journal Article Korea, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Vietnam
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spellingShingle	academic performance education programs educational achievement educational activity formal education individualized instruction instruction levels of education primary students schooling schools secondary education secondary students student achievement teachers test scores tutoring tutoring programs tutors university students Dang, Hai-Anh Rogers, F. Halsey The Growing Phenomenon of Private Tutoring
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description	Does private tutoring increase parental choice and improve student achievement, or does it exacerbate social inequalities and impose heavy costs on households, possibly without improving student outcomes? Private tutoring is now a major component of the education sector in many developing countries, yet education policy too seldom acknowledges or makes use of it. This survey of the literature examines the extent of private tutoring, identifies the factors that explain its growth, and analyzes its cost-effectiveness in improving student academic performance. It also presents a framework for assessing the efficiency and equity effects of tutoring. The results suggest that even taking equity concerns into account, tutoring can raise the effectiveness of the education system under certain reasonable assumptions. Guidance is offered for attacking corruption and other problems that diminish the benefits of private tutoring.
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author	Dang, Hai-Anh Rogers, F. Halsey
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title	The Growing Phenomenon of Private Tutoring
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The Growing Phenomenon of Private Tutoring

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