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Direct linkM. Nutsa Kobakhidze; Janisa Hui – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2024
This paper presents empirical evidence on kindergarten admission preparation services in Hong Kong. Parents increasingly turn to tutoring companies for a range of services, such as social skills training, portfolio editing, mock interviews, and parental consultation. We used qualitative methods to capture the views of parents, teachers, tutors,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Competition, Tutoring, Admission Criteria
Tse, Thomas Kwan-choi – Education and Urban Society, 2008
School choice programs have proliferated around the world since the 1980s. Following this international trend, the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) was launched in 1991 to revitalize Hong Kong's private school sector. DSS schools receive a similar subsidy per student to that received by aided schools, but they may charge fees and have greater control…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Rhetoric, Democracy, School Choice
