The Issue of Private Tuition: An Analysis of the Practice in Mauritius and Selected South-east Asian Countries

Author: Foondun A.R.

Source: International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft / Revue internationale de l'éducation, Volume 48, Number 6, November 2002 , pp. 485-515(31)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Private tuition is an issue of growing concern and is practised in both developed and developing countries. Although it has certain positive effects, it imposes a considerable financial burden on parents and often gives rise to abuses. The present study, which focuses on the primary level, addresses a number of questions, such as the extent of the practice, its implications, the various forms that it takes, attitudes towards it, why children take private tuition, why teachers provide it, and policies to deal with the issue. The discussion ends with a plea for more research on private tuition in order to provide a basis for policies to address the problem.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Morcellement Fleuriot, Bonne Terre-Vacoas, Mauritius. E-mail: foondunn@uom.ac.mu

Publication date: 2002-11-01