Open AccessInequalities in Private Tutoring of English: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study Based on Bangladeshi Higher Secondary Students
Author(s) -
Monjurul Islam,
S.M. Saiful Hoque,
Kazi Enamul Hoque
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the qualitative report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-3715
DOI - 10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4429
Subject(s) - mainstream , qualitative research , feeling , interpretative phenomenological analysis , phenomenology (philosophy) , psyche , psychology , inequality , hermeneutics , mathematics education , semi structured interview , pedagogy , social psychology , sociology , social science , epistemology , psychoanalysis , philosophy , mathematical analysis , theology , mathematics
This phenomenological qualitative study analyzes the lived experiences of eleven Bangladeshi higher secondary students in mainstream schools to provide insight into their thoughts, feelings, beliefs, values, and assumptions of private tutoring in English (PT-E). The study also focused on PT-E that contribute to inequalities between students who have access to private tutoring and those who do not. Each participant participated in a one-to-one in-depth semi-structured interview. Using phenomenological analysis, 321 significant statements and three themes emerged. The data show that unequal practice, discrimination due to financial capability, and social psyche for PT-E that influences students to widen the negative impacts of PT-E between students, particularly those who do not have an access in private tutoring of English (PT-E).