Researching Private Supplementary Tutoring: Methodological Lessons from Diverse Cultures

Introduction, MarkBRAY, Ora KWO & Boris JOKIC.- Employing Quantitative Instruments.- 1 ShadowEducation Research through TIMSS and PIRLS: Experiences and Lessons in theRepublic of Georgia, Magda Nutsa KOBAKHIDZE.- 2 Research on Private Tutoring inMalaysia: Methodological, Insights from a Quantitative Study, Husaina BanuKENAYATHULLA.- 3 Relationships between Shadow Education and Examination, Scores:Methodological Lessons from a Chinese Study in Senior Secondary Schools, YuZHANG.- Discerning Qualities.- 4 A Qualitative Comparison of Private Tutoringin Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia and Georgia: Lessonsfrom Design and Implementation, Boris JOKIC.- 5 Ethical Dilemmas in ShadowEducation Research: Lessons from a Qualitative Study of Learners' Experiencesin Lecture type Tutoring in Hong Kong, Kevin W.H. YUNG.- 6 Classroom Practices andPrivate Tuition in the Maldives: Methodological Reflections on an EthnographicStudy, Maryam MARIYA.- 7Researching Shadow Education in Iran: Methodological Experiences in an IslamicRepublic, Abbas MADANDAR ARANI.- Expanding Perspectives with Mixed Approaches.-8 Designing and Implementing Mixed Approaches to Shadow Education Research:Experiences and Lessons in Hong Kong, Mark BRAY & Ora KWO.- 9 Constraintsand Possibilities in Small Scale Research: A Mixed Methods Study in WestBengal, India, Sulata MAHESHWARI.- 10 A Mixed Methods Study of Extra Lessons in Jamaica: MethodologicalExperiences and Reflections, Saran STEWART.- 11 Researching PrivateSupplementary Tutoring in Cambodia: Contexts, Instruments and Approaches, MarkBRAY, Wei ZHANG, Magda Nutsa KOBAKHIDZE & Junyan LIU.- Learning andComparing.- 12 How a Research Instrument Changed in Different Settings:Methodological Lessons from Adaptation and Adjustment, Junyan LIU.- 13Organisational and Cross-- Cultural Issues: Learning from Research Approaches,Mark BRAY & Ora KWO.- Notes on the Authors.