Private Tutorial Centres in Macau:Governance System,Characteristics,and Experience
It is common for primary and secondary school students in Macau to be forced to repeat their studies due to their inability to meet the graduation requirements set by the school.In order to avoid being eliminated prematurely in the future competition for further education,Macau students are sent to private tutorial centres by their parents since preschool,and as a result,private tutorial centres have developed rapidly.Over the past 20 years,the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China has actively explored the governance of private tutorial centres,and has successively promulgated a series of laws and regulations,incorporating private tutorial centres into the scope of government supervision,forming a relatively complete governance system.The governance of private tutorial centres in Macao presents the characteristics of giving priority to the rule of law,one principal with multiple assistants,and keeping up with the times.The governance experience can be summarized as follows:government leadership is the guarantee of effective governance;problem orientation is the direction guarantee of improving quality and efficiency;the combination of rigidity and flexibility is the key to improving governance;and social participation is an effective means to strengthen governance.
Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of ChinaPrivate tutorial centresOff campus trainingGovernanceExperience