My personal philosophy of education and its practices

Authors

  • Sophal Kao Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62037/cjer.2022.02.02.06

Keywords:

Educational philosophy, best practices, effective teaching and learning, education quality, Cambodia

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss and explore answers to the question of how much teachers in developing countries, where the educational budget and other resources are very limited and management and supervision systems are poor, care about applying their own philosophy and theories they have learned to their real teaching situations. The paper presents my personal philosophy of education, how it has been put into real practice, and what results have been achieved throughout my career. Autoethnography – an approach to research by which my personal philosophy of education was described, and my own educational practice and teaching experience were reflected, analyzed, and discussed – was adopted. It appears that after applying my personal philosophy and theories, I have learned thoroughly about my real teaching situation, and I am proud that I have achieved my own career goal of being an education professional. Consequently, I have enjoyed my career and made hundreds of my students become qualified teachers and improve their lives. Those qualified, well-trained teachers have proven good practice of my personal education philosophy through my strong lifelong commitment, diligence, and wisdom.

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Author Biography

Sophal Kao, Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia

Sophal Kao is a Dean and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC). Dr. Kao earned his PhD in Education majoring in Educational Planning, Policy and Management in 2018 and his master’s degree in TESOL in 2008 from PUC. He also studied at the University of Reading, UK, in 1995, and at the University of Illinois, USA, in 2000. Dr. Kao specializes in school supervision, curriculum and materials development, teacher professional development, English language teacher training, and English language teaching.

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Published

12-05-2025

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Kao, S. (2025). My personal philosophy of education and its practices. Cambodian Journal of Educational Research, 2(2), 100–115. https://doi.org/10.62037/cjer.2022.02.02.06

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Cambodian Journal of Educational Research

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