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This study explores the socialization processes and identity construction among Khmer-Lao families in Sreh Po village, Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It examines how education and cultural practices influence self-identification in a mixed population of Khmer and Lao ethnicities. The research investigates the impact of primary education on children's cultural identities and how socialization occurs within the family and school environments. Through qualitative and quantitative methodologies, the study aims to shed light on the dynamics of cultural preservation and identity amid changing societal conditions.
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Socialization Processes and Identity Construction among Khmer-Lao FamilyA case study of Sreh Po village in Stung Treng ProvinceBy Ms. Houn Kalyan
Introduction • Stung Treng Province • Mix population both Khmer and Lao • Located in the Northeastern part of Cambodia • Closed to Lao PDR • Is about 300km from Phnom Penh • Lao settlement has been located since Sangkum period • Sreh Po village • is larger than the other village • most parents are Khmer-Lao parents • was combined with Dong Ta Dam village • A project implemented called Stung Treng Women Development centre project
Background to the study • Different stages of socialization practices (home vs school) • Those kinds of practices have shown self-identification • Children are more familiar to Khmer rather than Lao • Language as identity was simply lost • habitual activities and culture of teaching have remained some
Statement of Problems • Education is now expected to help ethnic groups maintain their culture through socialization of learning • The way in which one can continued existence of their culture • So this research will be conducted to answer the following questions: • Does it true due to the child who can attend school, they are being socialized than those who cannot? • When children start primary school, will they find hard to deal with influences to lose their identities?
Objectives to the study • To examine a primary school as (sub) system in the community which functions as socialization agent • To find out the place where internal socialization occurs • To explore the way in which one can remain identity when he or she begin to live in different society • To see how education influences to living choice and condition
Research Methodology • 6 families, in a village • Target population-parents • Data collection methods • Qualitative approach • Participation Observation • Life history • In dept-interview • Quantitative • Structure interview-questionnaires