From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education System

Developing good education is crucial for sustainable development in every nation, particularly for developing countries including Cambodia. While significant progress in education has been made, ensuring a truly inclusive, equitable quality education system remains a challenge. This review paper pro...

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Main Author: Bunthorn Yem
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Language:English
Published: De Montfort University 2025-07-01
Series:Studies in Empowering Education
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Online Access:https://account.see.demontfortuniversitypress.org/index.php/dmu-j-gpajepr/article/view/77
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description Developing good education is crucial for sustainable development in every nation, particularly for developing countries including Cambodia. While significant progress in education has been made, ensuring a truly inclusive, equitable quality education system remains a challenge. This review paper provides critical discussion and reflection of persistent educational disparities and aspects of social disparities that perpetuate and exacerbate the cycle of the issues, hindering the pursuit of inclusive, equitable quality education in Cambodia, by drawing upon existing literature and providing an academic reflection and stimulating discussion in order to inform policy recommendations. Recognizing the complexity of social disparities and educational disparities, and redressing them requires systematic change, the article offers a novel perspective for practical policy implications to strengthen the education system in such a way that it fosters trust, inculcates credibility, and incubates confidence and pride among children, parents, and the wider community, to cultivate future generations of informed and engaged citizen who can ultimately contribute to a more inclusive society.
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spelling doaj-art-e154a113926e40c0ac2d8c9bf0b4f0e32025-08-21T12:47:40ZengDe Montfort UniversityStudies in Empowering Education2977-47482025-07-01616610.3943/siee.7754From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education SystemBunthorn Yem0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-6398CamEd Business SchoolDeveloping good education is crucial for sustainable development in every nation, particularly for developing countries including Cambodia. While significant progress in education has been made, ensuring a truly inclusive, equitable quality education system remains a challenge. This review paper provides critical discussion and reflection of persistent educational disparities and aspects of social disparities that perpetuate and exacerbate the cycle of the issues, hindering the pursuit of inclusive, equitable quality education in Cambodia, by drawing upon existing literature and providing an academic reflection and stimulating discussion in order to inform policy recommendations. Recognizing the complexity of social disparities and educational disparities, and redressing them requires systematic change, the article offers a novel perspective for practical policy implications to strengthen the education system in such a way that it fosters trust, inculcates credibility, and incubates confidence and pride among children, parents, and the wider community, to cultivate future generations of informed and engaged citizen who can ultimately contribute to a more inclusive society.https://account.see.demontfortuniversitypress.org/index.php/dmu-j-gpajepr/article/view/77social disparitieseducational disparitiesinclusive, equitable quality educationpolicy implications
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From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education System
Studies in Empowering Education
social disparities
educational disparities
inclusive, equitable quality education
policy implications
title From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education System
title_full From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education System
title_fullStr From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education System
title_full_unstemmed From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education System
title_short From Social Disparities to Educational Disparities: An Academic Reflection and Discussion in the Cambodian Education System
title_sort from social disparities to educational disparities an academic reflection and discussion in the cambodian education system
topic social disparities
educational disparities
inclusive, equitable quality education
policy implications
url https://account.see.demontfortuniversitypress.org/index.php/dmu-j-gpajepr/article/view/77
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