Every Fourth Student in Georgia Has a Tutor

As U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) informed interpressnews, a research has been done on the issue of tutors throughout July-December of 2011 in Georgia. The research has been conducted by the International Institute for Education Policy, Planning and management (EPPM) by the financial support of program Public Policy, Development of Advocacy and Civil Society in Georgia of East-West Management Institute in Georgia. The survey was conducted in the whole country.

Research showed that every fourth student has a tutor in Georgia. The scales are different in different regions as well as in the families with high and low income. Almost all students living in the capital in a high-income family has a tutor in the graduating grade. 90% of the total number of the inquired stated that it is essential to have a tutor.

60% of the inquired which does not have a tutor names the low finance to be the reason. Two main reasons for requirement of tutors, according to the inquired, is the low quality of school education and irrelevance of the knowledge received in school to the requirements of higher education institution.

EPPM has been working on the issue of tutors since 2003. The goals of the third phase of the research conducted in July-December of 2011 were: collecting renewed data regarding the institute of tutors in Georgia; elaborating recommendations for better regulation of this institute and initiate open discussions regarding this issue.

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