%0 Journal Article
%T Review of Theorizing Shadow Education and Academic Success in East Asia: Understanding the Meaning, Value, and Use of Shadow Education by East Asian Students
%A Arthur Sakamoto
%J Sociology Mind
%P 134-138
%@ 2160-0848
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/sm.2022.124009
%X On international
tests of academic knowledge, students in East Asian countries typically are among
the best in the world. While the public school systems of these societies understandably
deserve some recognition for these scholastic achievements, they are also partly
the consequence of an extensive array of supplemental tutoring services that are
widely used throughout these societies. These services form a thriving educational
industry in the private sector that is not so well known to researchers and is thus
commonly referred to as shadow education. This essay reviews </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Theorizing Shadow Education and Academic Success
in East Asia</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></i></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">which is a recent book that provides a highly informative overview of shadow
education. Especially many Western social scientists and educational specialists
have often overlooked or misunderstood shadow education in East Asia. The history,
sociology, and public policy aspects of shadow education are discussed for several
different East Asian societies including Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea,
and Taiwan.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Theorizing Shadow Education and Academic Success in East
Asia</span></i></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> is an important contribution not only for educational
studies but also for the sociology of social stratification and inequality more
broadly.
%K Education
%K Shadow Education
%K Supplemental Educational Tutoring
%K East Asia
%K Educational Administration
%K School Systems
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=120160