Privatesupplementarytutoring,widelyknownasshadoweducationbecauseofthewaythatitmimicsmainstreamschooling,hasgreatlyexpandedworldwide.Itconsumesconsiderablefamilyresources,providesemploymentfortutors,occupiesthetimeofstudents,andhasabackwashonregularschools.
Althoughsuchtutoringhasbecomeamajorindustryandadailyactivityforstudents,tutorsandfamilies,theresearchliteraturehasbeenslowtocatchupwiththephenomenon.Thetopicisinsomerespectsdifficulttoresearch,preciselybecauseitisshadowy.Contoursareindistinct,andtheactorsmayhesitatetosharetheirexperiencesandperspectives.
Presentingmethodologicallessonsfromdiversecultures,thebookcontainschaptersfrombothhigh-incomeandlow-incomesettingsinAsia,Caribbean,EuropeandtheMiddleEast.Separatelyandtogether,thechapterspresentvaluableinsightsintothedesignandconductofresearch.Thebookwillassistbothconsumersandproducersofresearch.Consumerswillbecomebetterjudgesofthestrengths,weaknessesandorientationsofliteratureonthetheme;andproducerswillgaininsightsfordesignofinstruments,collectionofdata,andinterpretationoffindings.
TUTORING RESEARCHING LESSONS PRIVATE
