Abstract

• The research study focuses on how monastic education in Myanmar provides basic education to marginalized children who cannot afford to attend public government schools and how these schools work in cooperation with the government. The study has been carried out using a case study approach to make a contextual analysis of the recognition and collaboration between primary stakeholders concerning monastic schools of Myanmar. This study proposes to identify key elements that impacts the complete and fully provision of basic education in monastic schools. It finds out that there are many academic and contextual factors influencing the sustainability of monastic schools. The study recommends that improved cooperation between the principal institutions_ Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture (MoRAC) and Ministry of Education (MoE) _ should be strengthened in many ways to provide overall quality basic education that can be accessible by every child under monastic education system.