Decentralization of education is the solution to close the educational gap in Cambodia
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https://doi.org/10.62037/cjer.2021.01.02.04Keywords:
Decentralization of education, educational gap, privatization of education, CambodiaAbstract
Recognizing the importance of sound reforms needed to foster economic development and accelerate poverty reduction, Cambodia has embarked on its decentralization journey in various sectors including education. With the promise of improved quality, transparency, and better accountability, decentralization is deemed an ideal solution to problems of the educational gap that exists between public and private schools in Cambodia through the transfer of functions and resources from the national to sub-national levels. This article offers insights into problems arising from the divide between public and private schools as a result of increasing privatization of education in Cambodia, and discusses how decentralization of education could address the problems.
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