The political economy of schooling in Cambodia : issues of quality and equity /

"The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia presents a detailed portrait of the education system in Cambodia. In addition to contextualizing the development of education in Cambodia from a long-term historical perspective, the book addresses issues such as: the local enactment of student-ce...

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Other Authors: Kitamura, Yuto (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Series:International & development education.
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Table of Contents:
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  • 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.