It is with great excitement that we announce two new courses, which will be offered this fall as a part of Lehigh’s Comparative and International Education Program — “Education in Southeast Asia” (Educ 491-012; offered online) and “Education and Economic Development in Cambodia” (Educ 491-013; offered as a “hybrid” with online/on campus components). Both courses will be offered as a part of our new partnership between the College of Education and Caring for Cambodia (for more information, please read: http://tinyurl.com/Lehigh-CFC-Partnership).

If you would like to be a part if this exciting initiative, we recommend that you enroll in one of these courses to familiarize yourself with the region, the partnership, and the activities. Besides these courses, there will be other opportunities to get involved, which will discussed during the CIE program orientation on Friday, August 27 from 9:00am to 1:00pm.

While not listed in our program description yet, these two new courses will count towards the International Development in Education Certificate . If you are enrolled in the MEd degree, this certificate program can also serve as your concentration. Details of these courses can be found below. To register for these course, please email Professor Iveta Silova (special permission required). Asian studies students are also encouraged to contact Professor Silova if they are interested in these courses.

Additional Details:

EDUC 491-012 – Education and Development in Southeast Asia: flyer, course description

Instructor Bio: Walter Dawson is an Associate Professor of Comparative Education at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education in 2005 from Teachers College, Columbia University. Subsequently, he taught graduate-level courses in Comparative and International Education for Teachers College, Columbia University as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Tokyo (2006) and Bangkok/Phnom Penh/Ratanakiri (2007). As a specialist on education in Asia and the Pacific Rim he has conducted research and consulting/project work in Cambodia, Thailand, Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. His work with the UN, international NGOs, and local grass-roots NGOs in Cambodia has focused on issues of multilingual education for indigenous ethnic minorities, education for international understanding, private tutoring, and equal access to education as an overarching theme.

EDCU 491-013 – Education and Economic Development in Cambodia: flyer, course description

Instructor Bio: Christine Harris-Van Keuren has been involved in education in the Southeast Asian region for the past ten years. She lived in Vietnam for three years where she was part of the original launch team for an organization specializing in bridging the gap between tertiary education and the needs of multinational companies entering into the market economy. She has researched educational systems in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Europe, and the United States. Her professional interests include teacher quality, teacher labor markets, the role of education in country development, and social entrepreneurship in education reform. Harris-Van Keuren is published with USAID, UNESCO, and Harvard Business School and sits on the academic board for the British University Vietnam. She received her master’s degree from Harvard University and is completing her Ph.d in comparative and international education with an emphasis in economics at Teachers College/Columbia University.