The Issues In Educational Development In The Mekong Delta Of Vietnam

The Mekong Delta is a socio-economic region with many potentials and advantages for the development of Vietnam. However, it is also the region which is most negatively affected by climate change in Vietnam. According to the author’s opinion, besides the solutions for promoting socio-economic development, to sustainably develop the Mekong Delta in the new context, the Government of Vietnam should synchronously complete the three public policy groups: (1) “preserving the people” policy groups, (2) “preserving the land and water” policy groups and (3) environmental protection policy groups for this region. In particular, in the “preserving the people” policy groups, the government needs to pay special attention to the educational development to improve people's intellectual standard in the Mekong Delta and help the indigenous find sustainable livelihoods in this region which is increasingly becoming more and more difficult to develop. Based on the theoretical framework of public administration, public policy and qualitative-quantitative research methods, the study shows the key issues which have slowed down the educational development of the Mekong Delta region in the past twenty years. The discoveries presented in this article are suggestions to manage and develop the education in this region effectively