Out of the Shadows: The Global Intensification of Supplementary Education

by Janice Aurini

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781908168
• ISBN13: 9781781908167
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"