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While Cambodia has strengthened its teaching profession through policy reforms, fulfilling SDG-4.c targets requires sustained investment, targeted rural support, and improved implementation capacity to overcome persistent resource and training challenges. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate national policy commitments and systemic reforms in teacher education relative to Sustainable Development Goal 4.c benchmarks.

August 22, 2026Education SciencesOpen Access

Strengthening the Teaching Profession: Evaluating Cambodia’s Implementation of SDG-4.c Targets

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EKElizabeth KingThe University of Melbourne

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Policy analysis evaluates national education reforms, demonstrating progress in teacher training alongside persistent rural shortages, indicating that targeted investments remain critical.

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To evaluate national policy commitments and systemic reforms in teacher education relative to Sustainable Development Goal 4.c benchmarks.
Applied a document analysis framework to national policy reform documents, including the Teacher Policy Action Plan.
Systemic pre-service reforms (such as the 12 + 4 programme), investments in training centres, and continuous professional development (CPD) frameworks significantly strengthened teacher preparation infrastructure.
Implementation barriers persist, characterized by high student-to-teacher ratios, inadequate access to continuous professional development, and severe qualified teacher shortages in rural and remote regions.

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Elizabeth King (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89600eca7ade938187f0a0 https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16081332

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Policy analysis evaluates national education reforms, demonstrating progress in teacher training alongside persistent rural shortages, indicating that targeted investments remain critical.

Strengthening the Teaching Profession: Evaluating Cambodia’s Implementation of SDG-4.c Targets

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Strengthening the Teaching Profession: Evaluating Cambodia’s Implementation of SDG-4.c Targets

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