The territorial dispute between China and India plays а significant role not only because of the large land in dispute but also because of the current rise of China and India in regional and global level.

Reconstruction of Language Value in Socioeconomic Transformation

Apr 7th, 2016 31m 4s

In this presentation, I attempt to stretch the discourse surrounding the evolution of the Kazakh language from a political to a socioeconomic perspective.

A relationship between science, innovation and technology and their role in the development of the USSR as a superpower

Apr 7th, 2016 33m 7s

The status of the superpower of the USSR after WWII became a reality due to its scientific and technological achievements.

The Impact of Neoliberalism on Income Distribution Inequality. Countries Case. Overview

Apr 7th, 2016 30m 16s

It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the growing income distribution inequality as an acute and chronic disease widespread not only in middle-income and developing countries but also in industrialized ones. The main purpose of this s

Competition for energy resources of the Caspian region: the New Great Game or the New Silk Road?

Apr 7th, 2016 22m 28s

The paper reviews the experiences of the three Newly Independent Caspian (NIC) states, namely Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan in developing their energy sectors during the two decades after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

The Impact of Local Content Policy on Firms' Performance in Kazakhstan: Firm-level Evidence from the BEEPS Survey

Apr 7th, 2016 19m 24s

The president of Kazakhstan in his annual address to the nation in 2009 raised objective to increase local content (LC) in Kazakhstan. LC policy is defined as "an industrial policy to incentivise or mandate a greater degree of local procurement

The Kazkhstani 2011 'e-learning' policy: help or hinderance?

Apr 7th, 2016 33m 2s

Over the past one decade, the significance given to ICT and Internet's use within the context of the developing countries' educational system through various national initiatives has been only increasing. However, some available data have revea

The role of using professional software programmes in higher education for future finance professionals in Kazakhstan

Apr 6th, 2016 16m 18s

The higher education system in Kazakhstan has changed dramatically over the last years. However, transformation of higher education with implementation of international practices is a difficult process.

Soviet' in teachers' memories and professional beliefs in Kazakhstan: points for reflection for reformers, international consultants and practitioners

Apr 6th, 2016 34m 16s

This paper is a part of a three-year study, 'Internationalisation and reform of secondary schooling in Kazakhstan', jointly conducted by an international team of UK- and Kazakhstan-based researchers in 2012-2014.

Aiming for the school of the future: consensus and contradictions

Apr 6th, 2016 22m 58s

Like many countries, Kazakhstan aspires to advance its school education through the adoption of innovative ideas.

Coaching as a process to develop Creative leaders

Apr 6th, 2016 41m 37s

Creativity is now essential in today's rapidly changing world and global economy. To enable youth to thrive in an uncertain future, in education, it is necessary to acknowledge creativity as an essential life skill.

Networking for teacher learning and professional development in Kazakhstani secondary schools

Apr 6th, 2016 21m 47s

Networking for teacher learning and professional development in Kazakhstani secondary schools. Networking in Kazakhstani schools is not a new phenomenon, however it had been limited to the disciplinary differentiation or the school localisation

Gender-segregated or co-educational: students' and alumni's experiences and perceptions

Apr 6th, 2016 25m 2s

Research findings from a range of countries provide conflicting evidence as to the social and educational consequences of single-sex schooling.

Education, Research and International Collaboration in Central Asia

Dec 2nd, 2015 59m 32s

Teacher Development in the use of Technology: Insights from Fieldwork in Egypt

Dec 1st, 2015 1h 34m

This presentation sheds light on findings from a doctoral study on the relationship between teachers’ pedagogical beliefs and their individual technology use within an Arabic language teaching context in Egypt.

Teacher Competence Beliefs on Classroom Assessment Practices in Secondary Schools in Kazakhstan. The Development of External Assessments in Multiple Languages. A Test of Learning, Certification or Accountability? Perceptions of Standardized Testing in Kaz

Nov 27th, 2015 1h 32m

Kazakhstan is a country undergoing massive educational reform including the introduction of a trilingual policy in all schools.Since 2012, Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) has been working together with departments of the Nazarbayev

Nov 27th, 2015 1h 32m

The Social Aspects of Transition from School to Higher Education: The Focus on Rural Multi-Ethnic Communities in Kazakhstan

Nov 26th, 2015 1h 34m

This paper is a part of a larger study looking at the social aspects of transition from school to higher education in Kazakhstan.

Researching Multilingually: Possibilities and Complexities

May 21st, 2015 51m 44s

Presenting author: Dr Mariam Attia, Research Associate at Durham University, UK on behalf of the AHRC project team.With increased researcher mobility and wider access to information, academic institutions within the UK are experiencing intern

Pedagogies and Methodologies of Organisational Learning in Kazakhstan: The Case of NIS Partner Schools

Apr 22nd, 2015 36m 49s

Drawing on the critical strand of literature on organisational learning (e.g. Driver 2002; McKinlay and Starkey 1998; Messer and Jordan 2008; Niesche 2011 and Thomson 2014) and taking the case of the 35 NIS partner schools, we seek to understan

1) Adventures in Transparency: The Kazakhstan Data Warehouse Project. 2) Narratives of Schooling During the 1992-97 Civil War in Tajikistan.

Apr 10th, 2015 1h 17m

1) One of the persistent laments of analysts focusing on the Kazakhstan postsecondary education system is the absence of consistent, and, in some cases, reliable data for comparing institutions, on the one hand, and, on the other, for generatin

Working Without Shame in International Educational Development? From Consequentialism to Casuistry.

Apr 9th, 2015 1h 31m

The paper sets out to consider the opinion which, at its bluntest, suggests that one should not work (in educational development) in a country which does not respect the principles of a liberal democracy, which has a poor reputation in terms of

The 1st Bolashak Educational Forum: Contemporary changes in Kazakhstan’s education system - Afternoon session

Mar 6th, 2015 1h 29m

The purpose of the Forum is to discuss questions pertinent to educational development in Kazakhstan. The main participants of the Forum are 25 Kazakhstani scholars, who are currently doing their Master’s, PhD and post-doctoral research in the U

The 1st Bolashak Educational Forum: Contemporary changes in Kazakhstan’s education system - Morning session

Mar 6th, 2015 2h 30m

Morning SessionThe purpose of the Forum is to discuss questions pertinent to educational development in Kazakhstan. The main participants of the Forum are 25 Kazakhstani scholars, who are currently doing their Master’s, PhD and post-doctoral