Implementation of multilingual mother tongue education in Cambodian public schools for indigenous ethnic minority students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22260679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wayne Wright (0000-0003-1464-1899, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Sovicheth Boun (0000-0002-4203-7501, Salem State University), Virak Chan (0000-0001-5376-3122, Purdue University West Lafayette) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 196-217 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2748-9310 • E-ISSN: 2748-9329 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/eduling-2022-0002 |
| OpenAlex | W4214880359 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
In this qualitative interpretive policy analysis case study, we examine the Cambodian government’s adoption and expansion of a Multilingual Education (MLE) program for speakers of different indigenous ethnic minority languages across five Northeastern provinces. Data include MLE policy documents and curriculum, observations in MLE schools, and interviews and focus groups with NGO staff, government officials, MLE Core Trainers, local MLE teachers, and school board members. We also analyze the nature of Khmer and indigenous language use and the nature of teaching and learning in the MLE schools and classrooms. Findings reveal significant success in establishing new schools and programs, expanding access to nearly 5,000 indigenous students, but also identify a number of challenges related to the governments’ capacity to further develop and expand MLE, with continual reliance on NGOs for technical and other support. Analyses of classroom observation data provide evidence of fidelity to the MLE model and curriculum, effective teaching and learning, and highly engaged teachers and students
Curriculum · Ethnic group · Fidelity · First language · Focus group · Indigenous · Indigenous language · Multilingual Education · Multilingualism · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Cambodian History and Society · Computer Science · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |