“The phenomenon of private tutoring” was part of the large comparative qualitative international research project conducted together with the Network of Education Policy Centers (NEPC), and supported by the Education Support Program Institute. The research has been conducted in six countries (BiH, Croatia, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Mongolia) with the aim to explore educational stakeholders’ perspectives regarding the PT phenomenon and to develop, in partnership with participants, contextualized policy options for addressing the PT phenomenon in the individual countries.

The first phase of the research began with a round of interviews and focus groups to find out how the creators of the education system perceive the very phenomenon of private tutoring - what they know and what their views on the issue of this phenomenon are; what they consider to be primary causes of using the services of private tutoring; what the consequences are and whether certain reactions are needed.

Based on the analyzed data of the first phase of the research, the second round of interviews and focus groups was initiated with an aim to identify recommendations for possible solutions to problems caused by private tutoring.