Socioeconomic Perspective of Shadow Education
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Open access
Date
2021Supervisor
Yong Wu
Kok Lay Teo
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Science and Engineering
School
School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Collection
Abstract
This thesis examines Shadow Education, also known as private tutoring from the perspective of Students, Tutors, Parents and Teachers. Data was collected via the study of tutors’ websites, simulation modelling and focus group discussions. Modernistic on-line platforms and text mining methods were employed to analyse the data. Tutors are capitalizing on demand created by high-stake examinations and parental expectations. The social disparity is increasing and free online resources are insufficient to meet students' demands.
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