This paper explores how a group of Cambodian teachers implemented the Ministry of Education's Child Friendly Schools Policy. It uses the concept of translation to enable a more nuanced understanding of those factors that shaped and influenced how they interacted with and enacted the policy. Using a multi-site case study in three primary schools,…

This article discusses one aspect of a research study that explored the school experiences of Cambodian American students. Due to their invisibility in the school setting and also in the literature on school reform, these children from refugee families are often overlooked as schools attempt to "close the achievement gap." Through their…

Gender-equity goals in Cambodia are intimately linked with socio-economic and cultural biases that are embedded in the very system of education and in the society as a whole. There are, however, strong indicators that the vicious cycle in Cambodia's education system could be broken, and here the commitment of key stakeholders and partnership modes…