Pre-school Books Revisions

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in 2021 revised the textbooks for pre-school teachers for all subjects to a common format and content that integrated gender-responsive methodology which has the goal of gender equality for students in the classroom. Textbooks were revised on the teaching of pre-school in five core subjects, including: motor skills, science, social studies, pre-math and Khmer language.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Cambodia

Location(s)

East Asia & Pacific

Cambodia

Activity URL

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pre-school-books-be-revised

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2021 - 2022

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response
Not changed
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Early childhood development
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School quality
Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
Other populations reached
  • Boys (both in school and out of school)
  • Girls (both in school and out of school)
Participants include
  • N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
  • Gender-sensitive curricula
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms