Baş, Gökhan2024-11-072024-11-072024979-836932953-5979-836932952-8https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2952-8.ch014https://hdl.handle.net/11480/11614This chapter examines the role of private tutoring (PT) on student outcomes in East Asian countries, with a particular focus on policies and practices. This chapter first outlines the conceptual framework of PT and then discusses the financial burden that PT as an informal out-of-school activity places on parents. The drivers of PT have been analyzed and it has been concluded that they are mostly influenced by variables at student-, school-and country-level. In focusing on the role of PT on student outcomes, the paper emphasizes how PT influences students' academic achievement, motivation, well-being, and parent-child relationships. At the end of the chapter, it has been concluded that although PT has an influence on students' academic achievement particularly in East Asian countries, it raises important questions about students' motivation, well-being and relations with their parents. © 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBook Chapter24226310.4018/979-8-3693-2952-8.ch0142-s2.0-85207020072N/A