TEACHER EDUCATION IN CAMBODIA: FORMULAE, CHALLENGES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

Authors

  • Sereyrath Em Doctoral School of Education, University of Szeged, Hungary
  • Pisith Chin Executive Director of Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear, Cambodia
  • Somphors Khan Facuty of education, the University of Cambodia, Cambodia
  • Nel Nun Facuty of Education, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37249/assalam.v6i2.401

Keywords:

Cambodia, Challenges, Improvement, Suggestions, Teacher Education

Abstract

Education is the key to building human capital in all countries in the world. Without enough qualified individuals, no country can be properly developed. Therefore, teacher education is essential in all countries. All kinds of development processes emerge from learning and teaching. A teacher is the most important character in building human capital. So, teacher education is even more important. Cambodia has a very long history of education. Education in this country used to reach the top during the Angkor Period and dropped down to zero during the Killing Fields. This article reviews some aspects of education, the formulae of teacher education after year zero, and the challenges of teacher education, and it also suggests some ideas to improve the teacher education process in Cambodia. This research is qualitative research with a documentary study approach. This article shows that education in Cambodia used to peak and fall to zero.

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Author Biographies

Sereyrath Em, Doctoral School of Education, University of Szeged, Hungary

Sereyrath Em is a government teacher of English with a higher education degree working at Kith Meng Brasat high school, a visiting lecturer at Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear (CSUK), a Reviewer at Forum for International Research in Education (FIRE), and an Associate Editor at the Cambodian Education Forum (CEF). Prior to this, he was a secondary school teacher of English and Khmer language working at Darakum lower-secondary school between 2012 and 2015. In 2017, he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA in TESOL) from Human Resource University (HRU), and in 2019, he graduated with a Master’ Degree in Educational Administration from National Institute of Education (NIE) with the support from Cambodia International Education Support Foundation (CIESF). He was also trained at Regional Language Center (RELC) two times between early 2020 and early 2021 with regards to teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing. His research interests include English language teaching, teaching methodology, educational management, educational leadership, learning and teaching motivation, and learning and teaching challenges. Currently, he is a PhD student in Educational Sciences at the University of Szeged, Hungary.

Email: sereyrathem.edu@gmail.com

Pisith Chin, Executive Director of Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear, Cambodia

Pisith Chin is the Executive Director of Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear, Kampong Cham Campus. He has more than 20-year experience of working as a civil servant. He also has the experience of guiding university students to write research reports to finish their studies from the university. Currently, he is a PhD student in Educational Leadership at Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear (CSUK).

Somphors Khan, Facuty of education, the University of Cambodia, 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). His research interests include English language teaching, educational management, educational leadership, educational evaluation, statistical analysis, and school inspections. Currently, he is a PhD candidate in Educational Administration at the University of Cambodia (UC), Cambodia.

Nel Nun, Facuty of Education, 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 (RUPP), Cambodia. He has already been assigned to work at Takeo Regional Teacher Training Center (Takeo RTTC) after he finishes his MA courses from RUPP. Thus, he is going to become a teacher educator soon.

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Published

2022-08-29

How to Cite

Em, S., Chin, P. ., Khan, S. ., & Nun, N. (2022). TEACHER EDUCATION IN CAMBODIA: FORMULAE, CHALLENGES, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. Jurnal As-Salam, 6(2), 90–104. https://doi.org/10.37249/assalam.v6i2.401