Book contents
- Mapping Educational Change in Kazakhstan
- Mapping Educational Change in Kazakhstan
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of Scaling Up
- 1 Rationale for and Perceptions of the Educational Reform in Kazakhstan
- 2 The New Educational Structures and Networks as Drivers of National Modernisation
- 3 The Translation of ‘World-Class’ Academic Research Practices in Kazakhstan
- 4 Teaching Science in English in Secondary Schools in Kazakhstan
- 5 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Kazakhstani Schools
- Part II Piloting Initiatives and Scaling Up to the Whole System
- Part III Evidence of Implementation
- Conclusions
- Select Bibliography: School-Level Educational Reforms in Kazakhstan, 2011–2022
- Index
- References
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
Book contents
- Mapping Educational Change in Kazakhstan
- Mapping Educational Change in Kazakhstan
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of Scaling Up
- 1 Rationale for and Perceptions of the Educational Reform in Kazakhstan
- 2 The New Educational Structures and Networks as Drivers of National Modernisation
- 3 The Translation of ‘World-Class’ Academic Research Practices in Kazakhstan
- 4 Teaching Science in English in Secondary Schools in Kazakhstan
- 5 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Kazakhstani Schools
- Part II Piloting Initiatives and Scaling Up to the Whole System
- Part III Evidence of Implementation
- Conclusions
- Select Bibliography: School-Level Educational Reforms in Kazakhstan, 2011–2022
- Index
- References
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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- Mapping Educational Change in Kazakhstan , pp. 13 - 24Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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