THE CAUSES OF CHINA “SHADOW EDUCATION” AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA ‘EDUCATION SYSTEM AND PARENTS’ CONSUMPTION BEHAVIORS AND PSYCHOLOGY

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study factors influencing consumption behavior of parents of private tutoring agencies, 2) to study the relationship between shadow education and its effect on parents’ children. The samples were 100 students which randomly selected from 500 students as a sample. The 100 sample students were all Chinese. All of them are students studying abroad in Chiang Mai University from different disciplines. They were all familiar with studying shadows education. The tools used in this research were questionnaires, observation plans and conservation record forms. The result found that 1) there were five factors that influenced parents in sending their children to private cram schools. 1.1) Family Income Level, 1.2) Student Achievement, 1.3) Parental Expectations, 1.4) Peer Influence, and 1.5) Gao Kao Examination. 2) Shadow Education depends on education system currently. Therefore, shadow education and parental education influence learners' learning. And it's not good for the mental health development of students. The government and schools should not only look at the problem of shadow education. Rather, adequate financial and human resources should be provided so that the school system can adequately meet the needs of all students. This will cause some students to not seek after-school teaching because they see the school as unable to meet their needs of them do not seek after-school tutoring because they cannot meet their needs.