Out of the shadows : the global intensification of supplementary education / / edited by Janice Aurini, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Scott Davies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Julian Dierkes, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453410503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, United Kingdom : , : Emerald, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-78190-817-6
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Collana: International perspectives on education and society, , 1479-3679 ; ; volume 22
• Altri autori (Persone): AuriniJanice; DaviesScott; DierkesJulian
• Disciplina: 378.011
• Soggetti: After-school programs; Tutors and tutoring; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: part 1. Countries with high intensity forms of supplementary education -- part 2. Countries with low intensity forms of supplementary education -- part 3. Comparing high and low intensity forms of supplementary education.
• Sommario/riassunto: Supplementary education consists of private instruction that complements and sometimes 'shadows' formal school content. Providers range from informal and part-time tutors to highly institutionalized, multi-national corporate franchises. This phenomenon is growing worldwide and has many potential impacts on formal education systems.This volume is the first multi-national examination of this topic and includes 'big picture' analyses to comparatively explain the intensity, authority and policy contexts of supplementary education. Quantitative and qualitative case studies of countries with high