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1 - Rationale for and Perceptions of the Educational Reform in Kazakhstan

from Part I - Foundations of Scaling Up

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

By
Kulyash Shamshidinova ,
Svetlana Ispusinova ,
Zhanyl Zhontayeva  and
Colleen McLaughlin
Edited by
Colleen McLaughlin ,
Liz Winter  and
Natallia Yakavets
Colleen McLaughlin
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Liz Winter
Affiliation:
University of Exeter
Natallia Yakavets
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

This chapter is a historical account and review of the educational reform in Kazakhstan from the perspective of those engaged in establishing the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS). It also describes the rationale for establishing the NIS, what drove it and the premises for the renewal of curricula for secondary education.

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Historical accountNIS Kazakhstanrationale
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Mapping Educational Change in Kazakhstan , pp. 13 - 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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References

Bohr, A., Brauer, B., Gould-Davies, N., Kassenova, N., Lillis, L., Mallinson, K., Nixey, J. and Satpayev, D. (2019). Kazakhstan: Tested by Transition. London: Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs.Google Scholar
Bridges, D. (2014). The ethics and politics of the international transfer of educational policy and practice. Ethics and Education, 9(1), 84–96.Google Scholar
OECD (2014). Reviews of National Policies for Education: Secondary Education in Kazakhstan. Paris: OECD Publishing.Google Scholar
Yakavets, N. (2014). Educational reform in Kazkahstan: The first decade of independence. In Bridges, D. (Ed.), Educational Reform and Internationalisation: The Case of School Reforms in Kazakhstan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 21–28.Google Scholar

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