Abstract
This article presents the results of are search based on a sample survey, random survey questionnaire, carried out on the overall population of first-year students of the University of Rzeszow following first-cycle and long-cycle programmes. The aim of this article was to identify cultural and social factors determining the use of private tutoring services by the surveyed students. The University of Rzeszow is the largest public institution of higher education in the south-eastern part of Poland and educates students in 13 faculties. This research has provided interesting insights into the discussion on the development of informal education in the form of additional, paid lessons in Central and Eastern Europe and their impact on the formal education system functioning in the countries of this part of Europe.
 
 Keywords: System of education, cultural capital, private tutoring, higher education.
Highlights
The education system draws attention of local authorities and educational institutions, researchers, students, their parents and the media, to name just a few
Cultural and social factors determining the use of private tutoring services in Poland
When making observations of social reality and referring to the analysis of literature and theoretical concepts in this article, the following hypotheses were formulated, which are verified in the course of this research: 1. Private tutoring is more frequently used by secondary school graduates from cities or towns rather than those from rural areas
Summary
The education system draws attention of local authorities and educational institutions, researchers, students, their parents and the media, to name just a few. Its primary attention is focused on educational institutions, its employees’ emolument, core curriculum, the age of starting formal education or demographic declines and growths that decide about the number of students at different stages of education. It must be remembered that the financing of the education system from the preschool level to secondary level education is one of the most important items on the list of expenditure budgets of local government units. A lot of myths and controversies have aroused around private tutoring. Some experts dealing with this issue claim that private tutoring has become a new form of segregation (Sadura, 2012, p.22)
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