Information technology in higher education in developing countries : a case study of Cambodia | |
| Author | Men Saravuth |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.IM-02-06 |
| Subject(s) | Education, Higher--Cambodia Education, Higher--Developing countries Information technology--Cambodia Information technology--Developing countries |
| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Master of Science, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Research studies project report ; no. IM-02-06 |
| Abstract | The simple meaning of science is acquiring knowledge about the environment. This scientific knowledge with new technologies is encompassing the whole world. It provides avenues for better understanding of matter and materials of universe. In many countries there seems to be a growing recognition that Information Technology (IT) and science education (SE) are important for higher education system. Nowadays, almost of teachers and many students are in a need of using IT and scientific knowledge to be obtained in day-to-day activities for their research and educational purposes. The established higher education system in Cambodia does not cope with these changes alone and the changing needs of population at various levels. Hence, the conventional use of teaching and learning of IT have been drastically changing and developing continuously in higher education system. Nevertheless, IT is a result of scientific advancement and can be used in wide variety of educational environments. Most of the developing countries still have to successfully implement IT policies in science education especially in higher education level, but they are needed to be supported with necessary technological infrastructures, human resources and financial resources. Cambodia faces the same condition that other developing countries encounter in implementing IT in higher education system. A key factor towards improvement of higher education system is the development of instructional support system that accommodates the responsibility of educator to be constantly updated in subject matter and teaching methodology. The use of IT such as Internet Application, Internet functions of communication, information retrieval, and information publishing provides solutions to the need of fast and relevant information in the higher education system. While IT has been widely used in South East Asia, its systematic integration in to the higher education institutes instructional support system is only evident especially in Cambodia. Hence, this research is direct response to need of the region to harness the benefits of Internet application to use in higher education and to achieve improvement of the education system. In particular Cambodia has been introducing IT in higher education system. The Ministry Education Youth and Sport has recently set up an IT unit to design a strategy to introduce computer in schools and higher education institutes. In addition pilot projects have been have been introduced to improve the level of using IT in higher education with the collaboration of foreign aid. In implementing IT for higher education in Cambodia, hardware configurations, development of high quality educational software, teacher training for usage of IT and proper management becomes imperative. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. IM-02-06 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Information Management (IM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Vatcharaporn Esichaikul |
| Examination Committee(s) | Phan Minh Dung;Huynh Ngoc Phien |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) |
| Degree | Research report (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |