Cambodia Independent Teachers' Association (CITA)
Evaluation Report of
Survey on Situation of Teachers and Education
Survey on Situation of Teachers and Education
For the last few years, the teachers' living conditions and social dignity were failed down and loosed. The present education has been going down to the point concerned. The Cambodian Independent Teachers' Association (CITA) have many times demanded the royal government of Cambodia to increase in fit salary in response to the value of living and to uphold the education quality in line with the social needs. Until now, it is appropriate for the government to provide teachers with a good resolution and a better education.
The survey aimed at finding out the teachers' teaching, students' learning and education quality from primary school to high school. The related institutions can use these results or submit to royal government of Cambodia to solve.
RESULTS
1- Interviewer:
In totality, there were 460 teachers, 23.91% were women, gave an interview, in 9 provincescities across the country. 46.52% was primary school teachers, 30.37% was women, 28.26% was junior high school teachers, 23.84% was women and 25.21% was high school teachers, 12.06% was women. The answer to the CITA's questions is a frank expression reflected reality of teachers, students and education and was seen as a concern of the youth and future society.
2- Teaching:
There was 48% of teachers regularly teach and take notice of responsibility to the duty, position, and feel pity for Khmer next generation, although, they have a bad living conditions. If they have a good salary, then teaching will be better.
There was 53.91% of teachers irregularly teach and take no notice of students. The bad teaching, teachers put the blame on the government for not increasing in a fit salary and take time to find for the second job in order to earn an extra money to support their daily living conditions.
There was 1.08% of teachers did not teach, and did not worry about a future of the students and think of only searching for extra job. Some teachers have the same ideas with the school management or provincial-district education management by giving salary to the management.
3- School dropped out
There was 6.95% of teachers said that the students did not abandon the school because they are aware of learning values and importance and want to become a good citizens in the society.
There was 93.04% of teachers said that the rate of students dropped out school is very high, 40.85% in primary school, 38.55% in junior high school and 32.64% in high school and 30.08% in grade 10. The results showed that the present education failed to the dangerous point. The reason of school dropped out, the teachers affirmed that because of poorness, lacking of traveling means and the school is far from their home. On the other hand, the students' parents did not push their children to school but pulled them out of school in order to help working or sear for job in factory.
The students spent so much money for buying lesson, questions, exam paper sheet, cake, and sugar from their teachers and some teachers took money from students. Then again, teachers did not regularly teach and cause the students to more dropped out school because of bad environment of society, especially the students loss confidence in finding for job when ending school.
4- Education Quality
There were 2.60% of teachers said that the education quality is good because the students took notice of their study and were aware of their study values and teachers tried very hard to transfer their knowledge even if bad or good salary they got.
There were 52.39% of teachers made assessment that the education quality is medium. The students have bad living conditions and are often absent from school in order to help working their parents, and there is no enough school and education materials.
There were 45% of teachers regarded education quality is weak or no quality. The weak students or no quality is because of unjust examination not in line with the students' capability. Each year, 95% of the whole students are required to pass an exam. There are too much students in the class, the school lacks of books for students and teachers, and a gambling place is next to the school.
The bad salary, teachers pay no attention to their teaching, have no enough time to research documents and take time to teach an extra hours. The bad environment of society dragged the students to have corruption in education. The students are often absent from school, tired of study and hopeless to have job after ending the study.
The survey showed that the government principle of new millennium, on a strategic plan to gain education for all, at least at grade 9 for the basic education by 2015, is unable to approach. In order to achieve an education for all and better education quality, the government should build enough school, increase in fit salary for teachers, and reduce corruption and the school should have enough education materials.
Presently, both living conditions of teachers and education quality have been going down to the emergent point, the government should take immediate action to resolve because it will impact all sectors in the society.
Phnom Penh, date: 25th March 2009
(Signed) Rong Chhun
President, CITA
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