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Out of the shadows : the global intensification of supplementary education /

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 pot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Aurini, Janice, Davies, Scott, Dierkes, Julian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, United Kingdom : Emerald, 2013.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:International perspectives on education and society ; v. 22.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 an.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781781908174
1781908176
1306291240
9781306291248
ISSN:1479-3679 ;