From Scratch to Notch: Understanding Private Tutoring Metamorphosis in the Philippines From the Perspectives of Cram School and Formal School Administrators

Although there is considerable anecdotal evidence that the scale of private tutoring is substantial in the Philippines, attempts to document its existence is limited. Using phenomenological inquiry, this study aimed to provide a more eidetic portrait of private tutoring transformation in the Philipp...

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Published in:Education and urban society 2014-05, Vol.46 (3), p.287-311
Main Authors: de Castro, Belinda V., de Guzman, Allan B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Cities
Education systems
Educational Administration
Foreign Countries
Fringes
High School Students
High Stakes Tests
Interviews
Learning
Parent Attitudes
Phenomenology
Philippines
Portraits
Principals
Private Education
Public Education
Qualitative Research
School principals
Schools
Semi Structured Interviews
Semistructured interviews
Teaching Styles
Transformation
Tutoring
Tutors
Urban areas
Urban Schools
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Summary:Although there is considerable anecdotal evidence that the scale of private tutoring is substantial in the Philippines, attempts to document its existence is limited. Using phenomenological inquiry, this study aimed to provide a more eidetic portrait of private tutoring transformation in the Philippines from the perspectives and collective experiences of 11 cram school and formal school administrators from 3 key urban cities in the country. Using a dendrogram, semistructured interviews surfaced three distinct syndromes describing the dynamics of private tutoring phenomenon, namely, the lean on, pass on, and ride on syndromes of private tutoring. Through the years, private tutoring was able to secure its own market niche at the fringes of the mainstream education system and has become more entrenched in Philippine society.
ISSN:0013-1245
1552-3535
DOI:10.1177/0013124512439888