The ‘shadow education’ phenomenon
Achala Gupta,
BERA Blog,
Jan 25, 2022
This short post is relevant in light of the recent Chinese government decision to shut down private tutoring agencies for children - I covered this here. The current study examines the phenomenon, here called 'shadow education', in India. With reference to her formal studies on shadow education, Achala Gupta here outlines "the process of shadowing itself, private tutoring centres' strategies for gaining public trust, and the implications of 'shadow education' for educational practices." Although Gupta suggests "'shadow education' is integral to the overall educational landscape," she also notes that it "has implications not only for social class inequality in accessing quality education and securing school advantage." I would add that, just as is the case for other publicly funded services, the proponents of private education have a motivation and may often act to undercut funding and improvements for public education. Image: Liu & Bray, the Negative Impact of Shadow Education.
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