The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia: Issues of Quality and Equity (International and Development Education)

## International and Development Education The International and Development Education Series focuses on the complementary areas of comparative, international, and development education. Books emphasize a number of topics ranging from key international education issues, trends, and reforms to examinations of national education systems, social theories, and development education initiatives. Local, national, regional, and global volumes (single authored and edited collections) constitute the breadth of the series and offer potential contributors a great deal of latitude based on interests and cutting edge research. The series is supported by a strong network of international scholars and development professionals who serve on the International and Development Education Advisory Board and participate in the selection and review process for manuscript development. Cover 1 Title 5 Copyright 6 Contents 7 Figures and Tables 9 Series Editors’ Introduction 11 Part 1 Intro 13 1 Introduction 14 Part 2 Context 24 2 The Backstory of Education in Cambodia 25 3 Getting to the Decision-Making Table in Educational Governance: The Emergence of Cambodian Civil Society within the New Global Geometry of Power 45 Part 3 Schools 64 4 Pedagogy in Cambodian Schools: A Logic That Governs Teaching and Learning 65 5 Policy Intention versus Policy Implementation: Disparities in Equity and Diversity in Inclusive Education in Cambodia 84 6 The Structures and Agents Enabling Educational Corruption in Cambodia: Shadow Education and the Business of Examinations 106 Part 4 Dropout 127 7 Does Students’ Gender Matter? Parents’ Educational Expectations, Their Determinants, and Consequences in Explaining Students’ Dropout in an Area in Cambodia 128 8 The Complexity of Continuation: A Narrative Perspective on Student Transition and Dropout from Primary to Lower Secondary School in Cambodia 148 Part 5 Higher Education 170 9 Higher Education in Cambodia: Expansion and Quality Improvement 171 10 Who Wants to Teach in Cambodia? 191 11 Quality of Education and Research in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions 208 Part 6 Conclusion 222 12 The Way Forward for Education Reform in Cambodia 223 Contributor Biographies 236 Index 241 Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-12 Front Matter....Pages 13-13 The Backstory of Education in Cambodia....Pages 15-34 Getting to the Decision-Making Table in Educational Governance....Pages 35-53 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Pedagogy in Cambodian Schools....Pages 57-75 Policy Intention versus Policy Implementation....Pages 77-98 The Structures and Agents Enabling Educational Corruption in Cambodia....Pages 99-119 Front Matter....Pages 121-121 Does Students’ Gender Matter? Parents’ Educational Expectations, Their Determinants, and Consequences in Explaining Students’ Dropout in an Area in Cambodia....Pages 123-142 The Complexity of Continuation....Pages 143-164 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Higher Education in Cambodia....Pages 167-186 Who Wants to Teach in Cambodia?....Pages 187-203 Quality of Education and Research in Cambodian Higher Education Institutions....Pages 205-218 Front Matter....Pages 219-219 The Way Forward for Education Reform in Cambodia....Pages 221-233 Back Matter....Pages 235-245 "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-centered pedagogies, the lived experiences of students and teachers, challenges to achieving literacy and numeracy, practices of private tutoring, the rise of education-related civil society and its influence on education policymaking, issues around student dropout, and current themes in higher education and teacher education. This breadth of issues is addressed through recent quantitative and qualitative analyses by scholars long engaged in research in Cambodia. The book's focus on challenges accompanying Cambodia's continued expansion and modernization of its education system makes the findings and lessons presented relevant both within and beyond Cambodia"-- Provided by publisher "The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia offers an in-depth look at education in Cambodia to date. The volume examines a variety of key issues of high relevance to Cambodia and other developing countries as they expand their education systems and grapple with challenges to providing a quality and equitable education"-- Provided by publisher 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.