Education in Cambodia: From Year Zero Towards International Standards by Vincent

Description: Education in Cambodia by Vincent McNamara, Martin Hayden 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. To this end, the system must rid itself of conservatism, complacency and manipulation by parochial vested interests. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 systems highest priority. To this end, the system must rid itself of conservatism, complacency and manipulation by parochial vested interests. Back Cover 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 systems highest priority. To this end, the system must rid itself of conservatism, complacency and manipulation by parochial vested interests. Author Biography 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. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Education in Cambodia: An Overview.- Part 1 Issues at the Sector Level.- Chapter 2 Early Childhood Education in Cambodia: Current Challenges and Development Trends.- Chapter 3 Primary School Education in Cambodia: In Search of Quality.- Chapter 4 Progress with Reforming Secondary Education in Cambodia.- Chapter 5 Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Cambodia 1970-2020.- Chapter 6 Higher Education in Cambodia: The Constraining Effects of Traditional Values.- Part 2 Cross-Sector and Policy Issues.- Chapter 7 The Teaching Profession in Cambodia: Progress To Date and Ongoing Needs.- Chapter 8 Cambodia National Assessment: A Summary of Ten Years of Student Achievement Results.- Chapter 9 School Leadership in Cambodian Schools.- Chapter 10 Capacity Development in Cambodia: The Challenge of Changing an Educational Culture.- Chapter 11 Policy-based Budgeting: Financing Priority Education Reforms in Cambodia.- Chapter 12 (Higher) Education Policy and Project Interventionin Cambodia: Its Development Discourse.- Chapter 13 Reforming Cambodian Universities: Building Best Practice at the Royal University of Phnom Penh.- Chapter 14 Accrediting Higher Education Institutions in Cambodia: A Baseline Study of Graduate School Programs.- Part 3 Stakeholder Inclusion Issues.- Chapter 15 Cambodian Women and Girls: Challenges to and Opportunities for Participation in Higher Education.- Chapter 16 Multilingual Education for Ethnic Minorities in Cambodia. Review "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) Feature 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 Description for Sales People 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 Details ISBN9811682127 Short Title Education in Cambodia Series Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 9811682127 ISBN-13 9789811682124 Format Hardcover Subtitle From Year Zero Towards International Standards Series Number 64 Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore Edition 1st Imprint Springer Verlag, Singapore Place of Publication Singapore Country of Publication Singapore Pages 314 Publication Date 2022-05-15 UK Release Date 2022-05-15 Author Martin Hayden Edited by Martin Hayden Edition Description 1st ed. 2022 Alternative 9789811682155 DEWEY 370.9596 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 314 p. 1 illus. 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