Education System in Cambodia: A Brief Review from the Prehistoric Period to the Present, and an Education Strategic Plan for the Future

Authors

  • Sereyrath Em National University of Cheasim Kamchaymear, Cambodia
  • Somphors Khan National Institute of Education, Cambodia
  • Nel Nun Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32865/fire202273320

Abstract

Because of the scattered pieces of documents both in Khmer and English about the education systems in Cambodia from the prehistoric period to the present, we have tried to collect all the related documents to review and then combined them into one piece. The combined piece from this review makes it a lot easier for all the researchers and readers who want to know about the education system in Cambodia from the past to the present since the piece has highlighted all the stages of the education process in Cambodia along with the review from the look into the history of Cambodia. This article also looks into the future of the education strategic plan (ESP) in Cambodia based on the policy of the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and ESP put forth by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS).

Author Biographies

Sereyrath Em, National University of Cheasim Kamchaymear, Cambodia

Sereyrath Em is a government teacher of English with a higher education degree, a visiting lecturer at the Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear, and an associate editor at the Cambodian Education Forum. Currently, he is a PhD student in Educational Administration at the University of Cambodia, Cambodia, and has recently been awarded a scholarship to pursue a PhD in Educational Sciences at the University of Szeged, Hungary.
Email: sereyrathem.edu@gmail.com

Somphors Khan, National Institute of Education, Cambodia

Somphors Khan is a government teacher of English with a higher education degree, an education inspector at MoEYS, a contract lecturer at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), and an Associate Editor at the Cambodian Education Forum (CEF). Currently, he is a PhD student in Educational Administration at the University of Cambodia, Cambodia.

Nel Nun, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Nel Nun is a government teacher of English with a higher education degree working at Bankam Lower Secondary School, a public school in Takeo province, Cambodia. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Education majoring in Curriculum and Instruction at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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Published

2023-02-15

How to Cite

Em, S., Khan, S., & Nun, N. (2023). Education System in Cambodia: A Brief Review from the Prehistoric Period to the Present, and an Education Strategic Plan for the Future. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 7(3), 141–164. https://doi.org/10.32865/fire202273320

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2022)

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