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Institute of Foreign LanguagesDepartment of English

Group Members: 1. SOK Chansy2. SIV VimeansourkeaClass : A3.6

PRESENTATION TOPICEducation in Contemporary Cambodia

Lecturer: Sim Siden

Academic Year 2013-2014

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CONTENTS I. IntroductionII. Education System III.Education LAW (2007) IV.Challenges to Educational ReformV. Why Education? VI.ConclusionVII.Question and answer

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I. Introduction• What is Education? • Education in its general sense is a form of 

learning in which the knowledge, skills, and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training, or research.

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I. Introduction (cont.)• Traditional education in Cambodia was handled

by the local Wat, and the Bhikkhu were the teachers.

• The students were almost entirely young boys.• During the period of the French protectorate, an

educational system based on the French model was introduced alongside the traditional system.

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I. Introduction (cont.)

•  Only seven high school students graduated in 1931, and only 50,000 to 600,000 children were enrolled in primary school in 1936.

• More scientific • Khmer Rouge (1979s)

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II. Education System

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• Schools were reopened officially in Sep, 1979• Vietnamese invasion (1979-1989)• Vietnamese experts (all ministries)• Communist theory (for education)• None Democratic ( language, Theory) • Education System : 4+3+3 (1979) • 5+3+3 and 6+3+3 (1996- present)

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II. Education System (cont.)Higher Education (BA, MA, PhD)• 38 universities (ref. 2013)• More than 300 universities in Cambodia

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III. Educational Law (2007)

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• Development Partners= Donors• UNICEF, UNESCO, ADB• 55 Articles: • The aim at strengthening quality and

efficiency of education at all levels.

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IV. Challenges to Educational Reform

• Dropout rate & repetition• Corruption (series) • Less Quality • Unemployment rate• More fund?

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IV. Challenges to Educational Reform (cont.)

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ministerSecretary of state

Secretary general

Teachers

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V. Why Education?

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A B

Parents’ investment

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V. Why Education? (cont.)Morality

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EDUCATION

Knowledge FeelingPrinciples of Education

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V. Why Education? (cont.)

1. Change animal’s behavior

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Educated, but…?

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Road Labels in AustraliaT1= 1 driverT2= a diver+ a passengerT3= Bus or car which has more than 3 passengers

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. (priest, activist)

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V. Why Education? (cont.)2. Job Market“Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.” ― Confucius

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IV. Why Education? (cont.)

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3. See the world“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela (s. African president)

“All I have learned, I learned from books.” ― Abraham Lincoln (16th president of USA)

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V. Why Education? (cont.)

• “The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” ― Malcolm S. Forbes (American businessman)

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V. Why Education? (cont.)

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“Reading at least 15 books every month, you don’t

have to study abroad.”

Dr. Haruhisa Handa, 1951- Present

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VI. CONCLUSION

• Summary of Education in Cambodia• Social Value VS Power value

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VI. CONCLUSION

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VS

Social Value Power Value

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VI. CONCLUSION

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PhD/ Dr.Master

BAHigh School

Primary education

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THE END! Thanks for your attention!

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Any Question?