Overview
- Brings together the perspectives of Cambodian and foreign scholars on the Cambodia education system
- Throws light on the complex issues underlying education and prosperity in Cambodia
- Documents recent research into remaining education weaknesses in Cambodia
Part of the book series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects (EDAP, volume 64)
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About this book
This book is the most comprehensive account yet published about the education system in Cambodia. It covers all system levels and draws upon the knowledge and insights of a wide range of leading Cambodian and foreign scholars. The book focuses on how the system has developed and is making progress. Significant achievements over the past two decades are evident, but many problems remain, including the poor quality of teaching, research and institutional management. Under-funding is an ongoing obstacle, but so too is a bureaucratic culture of resistance to change, a history of weak governance, and an anti-reform sentiment deriving from a teacher-centred and exam-driven curriculum. Achieving international standards must now be the system’s highest priority. To this end, the system must rid itself of conservatism, complacency and manipulation by parochial vested interests.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Issues at the Sector Level
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Cross-Sector and Policy Issues
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Stakeholder Inclusion Issues
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Reviews
“Education in Cambodia with its clearly presented tables, graphs and charts has been meticulously edited; and the layout and sub-section headings facilitate easy reading and subject searching. … Education in Cambodia - From Year Zero Towards International Standards is commended to this readership as a unique compilation. It also represents a challenge for further research and publication, especially by Cambodian nationals.” (David Sloper, Journal of International and Comparative Education, Vol. 12 (2), 2023)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Vincent McNamara has for almost 30 years been a consultant, policy analyst, and senior advisor for a succession of high-level planning and evaluation projects in Cambodia. Before working in Cambodia, he was a senior executive within ministries in Papua New Guinea and Australia. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire in 1977 for his service to educational leadership. He has also been recognised as a Fellow by the Australian College of Education.
Martin Hayden is an Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at Southern Cross University, Australia. He has published extensively on higher education policy issues in Australia and Southeast Asia. Since 2005, he has been actively engaged as a higher education consultant across the Southeast Asian region, including Cambodia, working on projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the ASEAN Secretariat, the Belgian Government, the Australian Government, and various others.
Martin Hayden is an Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at Southern Cross University, Australia. He has published extensively on higher education policy issues in Australia and Southeast Asia. Since 2005, he has been actively engaged as a higher education consultant across the Southeast Asian region, including Cambodia, working on projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, the ASEAN Secretariat, the Belgian Government, the Australian Government, and various others.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Education in Cambodia
Book Subtitle: From Year Zero Towards International Standards
Editors: Vincent McNamara, Martin Hayden
Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8213-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8212-4Published: 15 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-8215-5Published: 16 May 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-8213-1Published: 14 May 2022
Series ISSN: 1573-5397
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 314
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Administration, Organization and Leadership