Shadow education: private supplementary tutoring and its implications for policy makers in Asia

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Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction (2011, background): “Early motor skill researchers focused on identifying skill components and effective ages and abilities using the overarm throwing pattern to identify body component movements associated with the development of throwing speed and accuracy.”
The effectiveness of private tutoring: students’ perceptions in comparison with mainstream schooling in Hong Kong (2013, background): “These features have parallels in other parts of the world, particularly in East Asia (Bray and Lykins 2012; Jang 2011; Zhang 2013) but also in other regions (Silova 2010; Song et al. 2013).”
What can and should we learn from international studies of mathematics achievement? (2014, background): “1 For example, according to the Asian Development Bank, in Korea alone, US$ 17.3 billion was spent on private tutoring in 2010 (Bray and Lykins 2012).”