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Use of Shadow Education for Success at School and College Admission

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Shadow Education as Worldwide Curriculum Studies

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This chapter focuses on how shadow education contributes to students’ academic success. Drawing from prior research and their fieldwork, the authors provide an in-depth analysis of the academic benefits of shadow education. Student narratives highlight effective approaches used by shadow education institutions and tutors, and the authors’ discussion makes explicit the strategies used in shadow education to help students achieve. By showing how these vary from what is offered through public schooling, this chapter also demonstrates why many students and their parents around the world seek educational opportunities even though they have to pay for it.

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Kim, Y.C., Jung, JH. (2019). Use of Shadow Education for Success at School and College Admission. In: Shadow Education as Worldwide Curriculum Studies. Curriculum Studies Worldwide. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03982-0_4

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