PRIVATE SUPPLEMENTARY TUTORING CENTERS’ PERFORMANCE IN IRAN: STUDENTS, PRINCIPALS AND OFFICERS’ OPINIONS

Mohammadhassan Mirzamohammadi | Abbas Madandar Arani

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URL :   http://research.shahed.ac.ir/WSR/WebPages/Report/PaperView.aspx?PaperID=85506
Date :  2018/09/05
Publish in :    EDUCATION SCIENCES


Keywords :Private Tutoring, Performance, Officers, Principals, Students, Iran.

Abstract :

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For over three decades, privatesupplementary tutoring has become a common educational phenomenon in Iran. One of the most common forms of private tutoring in Iran was centers that operated with the permission from the Ministry of Education. e aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of these centers through students, principals and officers’ opinions. e sample population of this study was made up of 249 students, 53 principals and 23 officers ofeducation bureau who wereselected through a multi-stage cluster sampling method from five different provinces of Iran. e findings revealed that students indicated that private centers have a relatively poor and inappropriate level of facilities. With respect to the objective and goal of these institutes, most of the students found that tutors have a good level of professional knowledge, using appropriate teaching methods and constantly evaluated learners abilities through differentexams. In contrast, there was a serious disagreement between principals and officers’ opinion about centers’ performance with regards to their educational roles and common offenses.