Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results

Purpose: Education can be classified into formal and informal sectors—the first category as a regular schooling system and the latter category as private tutoring. After completing secondary education, students in many countries receive education from private tutoring to get admission into the unive...

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Main Authors: Alam, Gazi Mahabubul, Forhad, Md Abdur Rahman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119468/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119468/1/119468.pdf
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description Purpose: Education can be classified into formal and informal sectors—the first category as a regular schooling system and the latter category as private tutoring. After completing secondary education, students in many countries receive education from private tutoring to get admission into the university. This study examines the effect of private tutoring on university admission and subsequent students' academic achievement at the university level. Design/methodology/approach: Using survey data from Bangladesh as a case study, this study employs a two-stage least squares (2SLS) methodology. Findings: Considering that coaching centers offer services such as private tutoring, this study finds that an informal education for admission greatly helps academic achievement. Students who benefit from informal schooling are more likely to achieve higher grades in subsequent programs. Originality/value: This study strongly suggests that formal education at the secondary school level is unable to meet the academic expectations that are demanded at the tertiary level. This forces the development of private tutoring, which supports the students from more financially well-off families to perform well at the cost of educational disparity.
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spelling upm-1194682025-08-25T07:40:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119468/ Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results Alam, Gazi Mahabubul Forhad, Md Abdur Rahman Purpose: Education can be classified into formal and informal sectors—the first category as a regular schooling system and the latter category as private tutoring. After completing secondary education, students in many countries receive education from private tutoring to get admission into the university. This study examines the effect of private tutoring on university admission and subsequent students' academic achievement at the university level. Design/methodology/approach: Using survey data from Bangladesh as a case study, this study employs a two-stage least squares (2SLS) methodology. Findings: Considering that coaching centers offer services such as private tutoring, this study finds that an informal education for admission greatly helps academic achievement. Students who benefit from informal schooling are more likely to achieve higher grades in subsequent programs. Originality/value: This study strongly suggests that formal education at the secondary school level is unable to meet the academic expectations that are demanded at the tertiary level. This forces the development of private tutoring, which supports the students from more financially well-off families to perform well at the cost of educational disparity. Emerald Publishing 2023-10-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119468/1/119468.pdf Alam, Gazi Mahabubul and Forhad, Md Abdur Rahman (2023) Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 17 (1). art. no. undefined. pp. 75-91. ISSN 2050-7003; eISSN: 1758-1184 https://www.emerald.com/jarhe/article/17/1/75-91/1245199 10.1108/JARHE-08-2023-0380
spellingShingle Alam, Gazi Mahabubul
Forhad, Md Abdur Rahman
Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results
title Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results
title_full Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results
title_fullStr Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results
title_full_unstemmed Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results
title_short Impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results
title_sort impact of private tutoring for university admission and subsequently on students' academic results
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119468/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119468/1/119468.pdf