Study on Education Services for Children with Disabilities in Cambodia

Location

Cambodia. Siem Reap

Project Description

The Study on Education Services for Children with Disabilities in Cambodia aims to provide an understanding of the resources and accessibility of lower primary and basic literacy education available to children with disabilities in Cambodia generally, and in target districts in Siem Reap. The project aims to create a database providing detailed information (location, support, etc.) regarding organization working on disabilities in Cambodia.

Angkor Research conducted two surveys. The first was a survey aiming to assess the knowledge of all village chiefs (258) in 3 districts of Siem Reap (Sotnikhum, Banteay Srei and Siem Reap) regarding organizations working with disabilities in their areas and the services available, as well as the prevalence of people with disabilities in their village. The second phone survey was conducted through phone calls to do a census of the organizations and institutions working on disabilities in Cambodia. The sample contacted was obtained by gathering all available data available on several databases and internet. 135 organizations were reached. Out of them 12 reported to be closed and 8 said that they were not operating activities anymore. Services provided to reach this end were research design, sampling methodology, instrument review and translation, data collection/oversight, and data entry and cleaning of the datasets.

Study on Health Services for Children with Disabilities in Cambodia

Location

Cambodia, Kampong Thom.

Project Description

This Study aims to provide an understanding of the resources and accessibility of basic literacy education and health services available to children with disabilities in targeted districts in Kampong Thom. The project aims to create a database providing detailed information (location, type of support, etc.) regarding organization working on disabilities in Cambodia, as well as a database of children and adults with disabilities.

Angkor Research conducted a survey aiming to assess the knowledge of all village chiefs (273) in 3 districts of Kampong Thom (Kampong Svay, Stoung and Stung Sen) regarding organizations working with disabilities in their areas and the health services available, as well as the prevalence of people with disabilities in their village. A specific focus was put on creating a list of people with disabilities and children with disabilities to know their knowledge of sign language and Braille, as well as if they went to school. Services provided to reach this end were research design, sampling methodology, instrument review and translation, data collection/oversight, and data entry and cleaning of the datasets.

Survey of Primary School Teachers

Location

Cambodia. Location within country: Kampot/Kep; Battambang; Stung Treng and Phnom Penh

Project Summary

The MoEYS is updating its Khmer language curriculum and syllabus from higher pre-school to Grade 3 in 2017, with a view to making possible updates to the textbook in 2018. RTI is working with the MoEYS to provide technical assistance throughout this process. In order to make the most relevant update possible, experiences and feedback from G1 to G3 teachers, MoEYS representatives involved in the development of the textbooks, key NGOs working on education and school inspectors, needed to be gathered.

Angkor Research considered the implementation of a multi-stage, mixed methods research design to fulfil the review’s objectives through: (1) A quantitative survey of 896 primary school teachers from grades 1 to 3 in 192 primary schools; (2) additional quantitative interviews with 9 NGO staff who regularly observe and support teachers in Khmer lessons; 3 Focus group discussions (FGDs) with grade 1 teachers, disaggregated by geographic location (urban/rural/remote); interviews with 5 representatives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS)’s technical team; and key informant interviews with 10 school inspectors. Services provided to reach this end were research design, sampling methodology, instrument review and translation, data collection/oversight, and cleaning as well as final analysis and reporting.

Study on Education Services for Children with Disabilities in Siem Reap Province

Study on Education and Health Services for Children with Disabilities in Kampong Thom Province