ظاهرة الدروس الخصوصية بين الطلبة: دراسة مقارنة علي جامعتي الكويت وقطر

Abstract EN

This study investigates the reasons behind the prevalence of private tutoring among the students of Kuwait and Qatar universities.

Adopting a descriptive- analytical approach, an online survey questionnaire was deployed randomly to collect data from 1624 students in both universities.

Findings suggest: 1- the prevalence of the phenomenon is fairly high among the students of both universities and represents 46.4 % and 77 % respectively, 2- “‘academic course’’, the third investigated factor, has come at the top of the reasons behind such prevalence in both universities, and 3- significant differences between the perceptions of each group of students regarding the prevalence of the phenomenon were obvious due to some variables; such as gender, nationality, academic year / semester, family income, and college type.

A series of higher education policy recommendations are offered and broader implications for supportive courses are called.

Further in-depth studies to investigate the impact of this phenomenon on the family budget, as well as higher education students’ cost, are also recommended.