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Berge, Britt-Marie; Chounlamany, Kongsy; Khounphilaphanh, Bounchanh; Silfver, Ann-Louise – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2017
This article explores possibilities and constraints for the inclusion of female and ethnic minority students in Lao education in order to provide education for all. Females and ethnic minorities have traditionally been disadvantaged in Lao education and reforms for the inclusion of these groups are therefore welcome. The article provides rich…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Minority Group Students, Minority Group Teachers
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Cincotta-Segi, Angela – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
With speakers of over one hundred languages, the Lao PDR is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse nations in Southeast Asia. However, its education policy stipulates that Lao is the language of education at all levels of schooling. Non-ethnic Lao students are thus required to learn literacy in a language which they do not speak.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Sino Tibetan Languages
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Grimes, Peter; Sayarath, Khomvanh; Outhaithany, Sithath – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2011
The Lao People's Democratic Republic Inclusive Education Project started in 1993 and during a 16-year period, ending in May 2009, it aimed to support the participation of all children in school, with a particular focus on disabled students. The main strategy to enable this involved working to change the education system through the introduction of…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change