Author Description

Series Editor Preface, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK) -- Contributors -- 1. Education and Issues in South East Asia: A Regional Overview, Lorraine Pe Symaco (University of Malaya, Malaysia) -- 2. Brunei Darussalam: Planning for Educational transformation and ICT in Education, Murray Brown (Educational Consultant, Brunei Darussalam) and Haji Abdul Rahim Derus (Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam) -- 3. Cambodia: From Dependency to Sovereignty - Emerging National Leadership, Vincent McNamara (Educational Consultant, Cambodia) -- 4. Cambodia: Evolving Quality Issues in Higher Education, Luise Ahrens (University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia) and Vincent McNamara (Educational Consultant, Cambodia) -- 5. Indonesia: The Challenges of Quality and Equity in Education, Mark Heyward (Educational Consultant, Indonesia) and Sopantini (University of Tasmania, Australia) -- 6. Indonesia: Islamic Higher Education - Periphery within Periphery?, Anthony Welch (University of Sydney, Australia) and Saefudin Syafi'i (University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia) -- 7. Lao PDR: The Great Transformation, Richard Noonan (Independent Researcher, Laos), Phouvanh Phommalangsy (University of Queensland, Australia) and Inthasone Phetsiris (Ministry of Education and Sports, Loas) -- 8. Malaysia: Ethnocracy and Education, Moses Samuel (University of Malaya, Malaysia) and Meng Yew Tee (University of Malaya, Malaysia) -- 9. Malaysia: The Education of Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children, Hema Letchamanan (Taylor's University, Malaysia) -- 10. Myanmar: Governance, Civil Society and the Developments in Education, Richard Martin (Educational Consultant, Australia) -- 11. The Philippines: Education Issues and Challenges, Lorraine Pe Symaco (University of Malaya, Malaysia) -- 12. The Philippines: Higher Education and Development, Lorraine Pe Symaco (University of Malaya, Malaysia) -- 13. Singapore: Education in Transition, Letchmi Devi Ponnusamy (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) and Saravanan