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Biography
Dr. Will Brehm's research interrogates how comparative and international education intersects with international relations and the political economy of development, focused primarily on the Mekong sub-region of Southeast Asia. In his research, he has explored issues of educational privatization, regional identity making, community-based education, and the politics of knowledge production. He is author of Cambodia for Sale (Routledge 2021) and co-editor of Public Policy Innovation for Human Capital Development (APO 2020), Memory in the Mekong (Teachers College Press 2022), and Education and Power in Southeast Asia (Routledge 2023).
Dr. Brehm is also known for the podcast he created and hosts called FreshEd. The podcast focuses on new educational research and is a valuable teaching resource used in over 100 universities, reaching an audience in over 180 countries. Episodes have been downloaded almost 1 million times.
Research Areas:
- The history of the field of comparative and international education.
- Shadow education (also known as private supplementary tutoring) in Cambodia.
- Regional identity in the Mekong sub-region of Southeast Asia.
- Interantional Institutions within global education policy.
- Podcasting as pedagogy in higher education.
- Alterantive schools in the Australian Capital Territory.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Conversations: Bruce Collet with Will Brehm
Brehm, W. & A. Collet, B., 27 May 2024, In: Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education. 18, 3, p. 153-159 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other Journal Article › peer-review
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Hun Manet faces his father’s uneven economic legacy
Brehm, W., 12 Jan 2024, East Asia Forum, p. 1-1 1 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Editorial
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Cambodia’s Case Study on Technology and Education
Brehm, W., Tuot, M., Ith, H. & Towne, A., 30 Nov 2023, Unesco. 37 p. (Global Education Monitoring Report)Research output: Book/Report › Reports › peer-review
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Comparative education as a political project
Brehm, W., 30 Mar 2023, In: Comparative Education. 59, 3, p. 362-378 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conclusion: Re/thinking Regionally about Power and Education
Tayeb, A., Brehm, W. & Metro, R., 1 Jan 2023, Education and Power in Contemporary Southeast Asia. Tayeb, A., Metro, R. & Brehm, W. (eds.). 1 ed. United Kingdom: Routledge, p. 252-262 11 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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Podcasting in Higher Education: Teaching, Learning, Impact
Will Brehm (Speaker)
20 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Memory in the Mekong: Regional Identity, Schools, and Politics in Southeast Asia
Will Brehm (Speaker)
30 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Framing a New Social Contract for Education: Perspectives of Comparativists
Will Brehm (Speaker)
24 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Creating Open Science from the Bottom Up
Will Brehm (Speaker)
17 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Memory in the Mekong: Regional Identity, Schools, and Politics in Southeast Asia
Will Brehm (Speaker)
16 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk