The Journal of Southeast Asian Education is an official Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) publication and aimed to publish 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 issue is “Education for Inclusive Growth on 4th Industrial Revolution for Society 5.0.” It is a product of SEAMEO’s collaboration with the University of Tsukuba. It features official contributions from nine SEAMEO Regional Centres, namely, SEAMEO INNOTECH, SEAMEO RECFON, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel (QITEP) in Mathematics, SEAMEO QITEP in Science, SEAMEO BIOTROP, SEAMEO CED, SEAMEO SEN and SEAMEO CECCEP. Other contributors came from various universities such as the University of Tsukuba (Japan), Khon Kaen University (Thailand), University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP NISMED), the Korea National University of Education, and also Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Japan. The various articles in this journal present frameworks, projects and programmes focusing on reform and initiative 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.