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This research explores the possibility of a relationship between students’ learning approach and attendance to private supplementary tutoring. The phenomenon of private supplementary tutoring is prevalent in Hong Kong because of the public examination at the end of senior secondary. There have been numerous researches on private supplementary tutoring in Hong Kong. However there has not been any research relating private supplementary tutoring to learning approach. The research was done using mixed method. For qualitative data Kember, Biggs and Leung’s (2004) Revised Learning Process Questionnaire (R-LPQ-2F) was used to identify student’s learning approach. For quantitative date a semi-structured interview was used, containing questions pertaining to learning approach of students. The result of the research was that there was not a strong relationship between students’ learning approach and attendance in private tutorial center. This is due to the fact that learning approach of students is a dynamic entity and is not stagnant. External and internal factors affect students’ learning approach. Therefore learning approach does not seem to have a strong relationship to attendance to a private tutorial center. / published_or_final_version / Education / Master / Master of Education

This dissertation investigates the issue of shadow education in Hong Kong. It addresses the phenomenal choice for many secondary school students to attend private tutorial classes in addition to mainstream schooling with a comparative study. Two schools offering supplementary tutoring in Hong Kong – a locally-based private tutorial chain-store and an American-franchised learning centre – are selected for inquiry into students’ educational needs and how the schools respond to the needs through their curriculum. The schools are compared in terms of curriculum content, teaching mode, and assessment. The study reveals a gap between what is taught in mainstream schools and what is assessed in public examinations, leading local secondary school students to turn to tutorial schools for examination skills, the right to choose their own coaches, and extra training opportunities. Both tutorial schools respond to these needs by spicing up the learning environment, providing frequent assessments, and letting students choose their own learning style and pace. The two schools, however, are found to be very different when it comes to class sizes, business orientations, and approaches to teaching. The two different models of tutorial school are compared. / published_or_final_version / Education / Master / Master of Education

published_or_final_version / Education / Master / Master of Education

Background & Problem discussion: In recent years, private tutoring in Hong Kong and elsewhere has expanded into a vast enterprise. Private supplementary tutoring could be found in Japan and many other countries. Private supplementary tutoring has for decades been provided to primary and secondary school children in Hong Kong. During recent years, there is an increasing number of preschool children who receive private supplementary tutoring. However, it is less vigorous at this level compared to primary and secondary schools. Rather than that, most of the research done has been focused on the factors underlying the demand for private supplementary tutoring for primary and secondary levels, but less focus on the determinants of demand for private supplementary tutoring for preschoolers. Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation is to identify the determinants of demand for private supplementary tutoring for preschool children in Tsuen Wan New Town in Hong Kong. Theoretical framework: The history of preschool education in Hong Kong since 1950s is presented. Moreover, factors underlying the demand for private supplementary tutoring for primary and secondary levels in two contexts, particularly Asia and Europe are presented. Such theory assisted me in identifying the determinant of demands for private tutoring for preschool children in Tsuen Wan New Town. Method: A qualitative research approach is applied to the dissertation. I have conducted face-to face interviews with four parents whose children study in Discovery Funful Kindergarten in Tsuen Wan New Town. All of the interviews were tape-recorded. Conclusion: The findings show that parents’ attitude towards private supplementary tutoring are positive. Four of the parents perceived tutoring as essential and supplement to kindergarten. They believed that supplementary tutoring could bring a lot of benefits to their children and they recognized the importance of private tutoring. They perceived academic results were not the only determinants when considering sending their children to private tutoring; other determinants of demand particularly personal determinants did play important role. / published_or_final_version / Education / Master / Master of Education

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Waikato, 2007. / Title from PDF cover (viewed February 27, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-177)

Thesis (M.Ed.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1976. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2793.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. / "August, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-197). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2008]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.)--Rowan University, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.