Synopses & Reviews
This book presents policy debate and analysis of educational reform context, process, and capacity - mainly in Southeast Asian countries - and calls for a new political economy of educational reforms and capacity development. The conceptual/analytical framework addresses both the efficiency and equity dimensions of educational reforms; encompasses all the stakeholders in the process of educational reforms; and suggests whose capacity needs to be developed. Country cases, targeting Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and featuring Southeast Asia/country experts as contributors, offer in-depth analyses of the dynamics of educational reform context, process and capacity, and examine efficiency, equity, and quality issues in basic and higher education. This book is a highly relevant source of information for education policy makers and planners, and will help researchers to understand the innovative way to analyse educational reforms and capacity development in developing countries.
Synopsis
This highly relevant and in-depth book presents policy debate and analysis of educational reform context, process, and capacity - mainly in Southeast Asian countries. It calls for a new political economy of educational reforms and capacity development.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction by the Series Editors
Acknowledgement
INTRODUCTION
PART I. Theoretical and Analytical Framework
Chapter 1. An Integrated Framework for Analyzing Education Reforms and Capacity Development in Developing Countries: Why, How, and for Whom? Yasushi Hirosato and Yuto Kitamura
Chapter 2. A Conceptual Model for "Indigenizing" Education Reforms and Capacity Development in Developing Countries Yasushi Hirosato
Chapter 3. An Analytical Framework of Educational Development and Reforms in Developing Countries: Interaction among Actors in the Context of Decentralization Yuto Kitamura and Yasushi Hirosato
PART II. An Overview
Chapter 4. Capacity Building Strategies: East Asian Approaches William K. Cummings
Chapter 5. Education Reforms and Capacity Development in Basic Education: Illustration from Indochina Yasushi Hirosato and Yuto Kitamura
Chapter 6. Education Reforms and Capacity Development in Higher Education David W. Chapman
PART III. Country Case Studies
A. Cambodia
Chapter 7. Education Reform Context and Process in Cambodia Sitha Chhinh and Sideth S. Dy
Chapter 8. Basic Education in Cambodia: Quality and Equity Keng Chansopheak
Chapter 9. Higher Education in Cambodia Chet Chealy
B. Vietnam
Chapter 10. Education Reform Context and Process in Vietnam Takao Kamibeppu
Chapter 11. The Distribution of Education in Vietnam: Why Does Equality Matter? Donald B. Holsinger
Chapter 12. Education Reform in Lower Secondary Education in Vietnam Le Cong Luyen Viet
Chapter 13. Higher Education in Vietnam Gerald G. Fry
C. Lao PDR
Chapter 14. Education Reform Context and Process in Lao PDR: Focusing on Basic Education Inthasone Phetsiriseng
Chapter 15. Higher Education in Lao PDR Keiichi Ogawa
CONCLUSION
Conclusion: "Indigenization" of Education Reforms through Capacity Development Yasushi Hirosato and Yuto Kitamura
Author Profiles
Index