Shadow Education Special Interest Group will hold its next seminar on March 28th, 2023. Two MA students from Teachers College, Columbia University will present their research on shadow education in Japan and Korea.
Seminar Details:
Title: Shadow Education in Japan and Korea – A comparative perspective
Date and time: 10:00-11:30 am March 28th (Tuesday), 2023
Zoom link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/97326342830
Meeting ID: 973 2634 2830
Passcode: 908389
Abstract
Private tutoring is a prevalent phenomenon and its proliferation is conspicuous. Korea and Japan are not only geographically close to each other but also have similar educational backgrounds. Comparing Korea and Japan, we investigate the relationships between socio-demographic characteristics and private tutoring attendance and students’ motivation for private tutoring participation. We use the 2019 TIMSS data and look into the 8th graders. Our finding shows that parental education is a significant predictor of students’ tutoring participation in Japan while in Korea, private tutoring is almost universally sought by students regardless of their socio-economic status (SES). In terms of educational aspiration, we found that students with higher aspirations are more likely to attend tutoring and use it to excel in classes. Massification of schooling may lead to the growing demand for tutoring.
Speaker
Hinako Miyazaki: a second-year MA student in International Educational Development Program at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Ayano Yukimoto: a second-year MA student in International Educational Development Program at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Chair
Tian Renxiang: a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Education at Hong Kong University. He also serves as secretary of CERC.
More details can be found in the attached poster.
