A Comparative Study of Donor Influence on Cambodia's Educational Development: Competition between Japan, China, and Western Donors for Influence on Global Models for Educational Development

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K02419
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
• Research Institution: International Christian University
• Principal Investigator: Dawson Walter 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 上級准教授 (70586445)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: Cambodia / education / development / emergency education / policy studies / Asia / Japan / Southeast Asia

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The COVID-19 Pandemic made it very difficult to follow this research plan, especially in the sense of carrying out fieldwork in Cambodia which is an essential element of the research methodology. It was not possible to pursue this field research for a period of four years. Nevertheless, I made use of IT technology to do research on education problems and policies during the pandemic and publish the findings of that research in academic journals. Furthermore, I made every effort to share those research findings with individuals in both international organizations and national civil servants. In the future I hope to explore these themes further without the impediments constructed by the pandemic.

Free Research Field

Sociology of Education

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

私の研究は、カンボジアや他のアジア諸国における教育の脆弱性とその提供の問題点を明らかにしました。これらの国々は義務教育を提供することに苦労しています。パンデミックのような緊急事態においても、関係者はトレーニング、ツール、そして社会的支援を提供することで、教育を受ける権利を確保しなければなりません。