In the most in-depth look at education in Cambodia to date, scholars long engaged in research on Cambodia provide historical context and unpack key issues of high relevance to Cambodia and other developing countries as they expand and modernize their education systems and grapple with challenges to providing a quality and equitable education.

The book is a valuable contribution to the fields of international and development education and of international and comparative education. For those familiar with Cambodia, those new to Cambodia studies, those interested in area studies, and those wanting to lean about a specific educational national context, this volume is a good reference. A thoroughly good read! (Phan Le Ha, Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 32 (2), July, 2017)

This new volume on Cambodian education is an invaluable contribution to Cambodian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, and comparative and international development education. it is certainly an exceedingly valuable contribution, filling a huge gap in the literature and providing a comprehensive in-depth research based portrait of contemporary education in post-conflict Cambodia. (Gerald W. Fry, Comparative Education Review, May, 2017)

The book fills an important niche in the comprehension of Cambodia's unique educational situation. Researchers, students, policymakers, and others who wish to gain an expansive understanding of the situation of education today in Cambodia would benefit from reading it. graduate students will find this book helpful in terms of various research methodologies from employing existing data on education to conducting qualitative interviews and quantitative data analyses. (Kelly Grace and Sothy Eng, Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, Vol. 35 (3), 2016)

Autorentext
Thomas Zimmermann, University of Kassel, Germany Bunchhay Ang, Hiroshima University, Japan William C. Brehm, University of Hong Kong Makiko Hayashi, Waseda University, Japan Yukiko Hirakawa, Hiroshima University, Japan Takayo Ogisu, Michigan State University, USA Boret Heng, Hiroshima University, Japan Fata No, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia Naoki Umemiya, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Chhinh Sitha, D. Brent Edwards Jr., James H. Williams, and Yuto Kitamura PART I: CONTEXT 2. The Backstory of Education in Cambodia; Takayo Ogisu and James H. Williams 3. Getting to the Decision-Making Table in Educational Governance: The Emergence of Cambodian Civil Society within the 'New Global Geometry of Power'; D. Brent Edwards Jr. and William C. Brehm PART II: SCHOOLS 4. Pedagogy in Cambodian Schools: A Logic that Governs Teaching and Learning; Takayo Ogisu 5. Policy Intention versus Policy Implementation: Disparities in Equity and Diversity in Inclusive Education in Cambodia; Makiko Hayashi and D. Brent Edwards Jr. 6. The Structures and Agents Enabling Educational Corruption in Cambodia: Shadow Education and the Business of Examinations; William C. Brehm PART III: DROPOUT 7. Does Students' Gender Matter? Parents' Educational Expectations, Their Determinants and Consequences in Explaining Students' Dropout in an Area in Cambodia; Thomas Zimmermann and James H. Williams 8. The Complexity of Continuation: A Narrative Perspective on Student Transition and Dropout from Primary to Lower Secondary School in Cambodia; D. Brent Edwards Jr., Thomas Zimmermann, Chhinh Sitha, James H. Williams, and Yuto Kitamura PART IV: HIGHER EDUCATION 9. Higher Education in Cambodia: Expansion and Quality Improvement; James H. Williams, Yuto Kitamura, and C. Sopcheak Keng 10. Who Wants to Teach in Cambodia?; James H. Williams, Yuto Kitamura, Takayo Ogisu, and Thomas Zimmermann 11. Quality of Education and Research in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions; Yuto Kitamura, Naoki Umemiya, Yasushi Hirosato, and Sam Sideth Dy PART V: CONCLUSION 12. The Way Forward for Education Reform in Cambodia; Chhinh Sitha