Shadow Education from Shadows to the Light: Case of Basic High Schools in Turkey

This study situates how shadow education has become more visible in Turkey after an educational policy change 2014 that regulated the closure of private tutoring centers – dershanes - and their transformation into a new type school called Basic High School Temel Lise. In this multiple-case study, we interviewed stakeholders observed various processes such as classes recitation hours at five Schools Ankara, Turkey. The findings mainly revealed had dual structure which formal curricula were implemented students prepared for university entrance examination, with emphasis on latter. Teaching to test was prioritized these schools profit while most aspects quality neglected. Further, since categorized schools, fee although lower than elite ones, affordable middle high-socio-economic-status families. Such approach, conclude, exacerbated existing inequalities widening achievement gap examination between from different socioeconomic classes. might help educators policy-makers organization schooling process eliminate ensuring all.