Private Tutoring and the Question of Equitable Opportunities in Turkey

Tansel, Aysit (2013): Private Tutoring and the Question of Equitable Opportunities in Turkey.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the implications of private tutoring in Turkey for questions of equity regarding the provision of public education, based on an analysis of previously published research. The nature of the private tutoring and its relation to the two national selection examinations in Turkey are also discussed.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Turkey; Private tutoring; Educational equity; National Selection Examinations
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I24 - Education and Inequality; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I25 - Education and Economic Development

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