CHEA Sathya
Research Fellow
Sathya is currently a research fellow at the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. He previously worked as a senior research specialist at Save the Children International in Cambodia and the dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science at the Cambodia University of Technology and Science. He holds a PhD in Education from the Education University of Hong Kong and a Master of Science in Education from Northern Illinois University on a Fulbright scholarship. His areas of research interest include higher education and employability, student motivation and engagement, and student academic achievement.
This study investigates the reversal of the gender gap in academic performance in Cambodia’s upper secondary schools, where female students now consistently outperform their male peers. Employing a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, the research combines qualitative interviews and focus group discussions with quantitative surveys across 23 s...
This study examines the development and implementation of competency-based training (CBT) in Cambodia’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector. Introduced to align education with labour market needs, CBT emphasises student-centered, practice-oriented learning and flexible, modular curricula. Despite its potential, CBT impleme...
Educational technology (EdTech) is a broad term encompassing tools and resources used in various aspects of education. Its global rise, particularly in developing countries, offers potential solutions to educational challenges. However, while EdTech promises tailored solutions, policymakers need a deeper understanding of its effective and sustainab...
In the era of digital technologies, the rise of social media has widened everyone's access to information. In conjunction with many benefits, there lurk several harms as, in the same manner as authentic news, fake news can also spread speedily through these social media platforms. To prevent such disinformation, misinformation, and micro-targeted p...
The Cambodia STI roadmap aims to have 50% of university graduates majoring in STEM subjects, with 40% of those graduates being women, by 2030. Despite the government's efforts to promote STEM education and careers, the number of students majoring in STEM, particularly female students, remains very low compared to other countries in the region. Stud...
This project is part of Education Development Trust (EDT)‘s multi-year research program aimed at improving the overall understanding of the impact of Gender Responsive Pedagogy (GRP) and its potential to improve learning outcomes for both boys and girls. In the first year (2022), CDRI, in partnership with EDT conducted a research study on "Students...
The Ponlok Chomnes II program is a four-year program funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through The Asia Foundation's Ponlok Chomnes: Data and Dialogue for Development in Cambodia that aims to promote the normalisation of the use of evidence and inclusive dialogues to inform public policy decision-making. The Ponlok Ch...