The Journal of Southeast Asian Education is an official Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) publication produced twice a year. The main purpose of this international journal is to provide information and analyses to assist in policy-making and planning in the countries in the region. It promotes the interchange of ideas on educational issues and comparative studies, both within the countries of the region and other parts of the world. Each article in the journal was written to enable readers from outside each country to obtain an overview of how education is carried out outside its borders.

The theme of this special issue is “Reform and Development in Teacher Education for the Digital Society.” It is a product of SEAMEO’s collaboration with the University of Tsukuba. It features official contributions from four SEAMEO regional centres, namely, SEAMEO Regional Open Learning Centre (SEAMOLEC), SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (RIHED), SEAMEO Regional Centre for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP), and SEAMEO Regional Centre for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel (QITEP) in Mathematics. Other contributors came from various universities and learning centres such as the University of Tsukuba (Japan), the University of Chile, Assumption University of Thailand, the Comprehensive Education Center of the Okinawa Prefecture (Japan), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Korea National University of Education, the University of the Philippines (UP), IPB University (Indonesia), Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), and Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). The various articles in this journal present frameworks, projects, and programmes focusing on reforms and initiatives in teacher education for the digital society in Southeast Asia and beyond.

The inaugural issue of the Journal of Southeast Asian Education was launched by the SEAMEO Secretariat in July 2000.