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SUMMARY:‘Soviet’ in the memories and teachers’ professional beliefs 
 in Kazakhstan: points for reflection for reformers\, international consult
 ants and practitioners - Dr Olena Fimyar\, Senior Research Associate\, Kaz
 akhstan Programme\, Faculty of Education
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CONTACT:Laura Carnicero
DESCRIPTION:This paper is a part of a one year scoping study\, ‘Internat
 ionalisation and Education Reform in Kazakhstan’\, jointly conducted by 
 the Faculty of Education University of Cambridge and Nazarbayev University
  Center for Education Policy in August - September 2012. Although the prim
 ary focus of the study was to document the most recent educational initiat
 ives in the country\, references to and comparisons with the previous syst
 em of education\, which was often referred to as ‘Soviet’\, but also 
 ‘traditional’\, ‘old’ and ‘conservative’\, were numerous. This
  prompted the authors of this paper to address the questions: What memorie
 s and practices of Soviet education are still dominant in the field of edu
 cation in Kazakhstan? How do these beliefs continue to shape educational d
 ebate in the country? The discussion in this paper is organised around the
  following themes: foundational principles of Soviet schooling\; approache
 s to knowledge and assessment\; teacher preparation and methodology. To su
 pport this paper\, the authors of the paper draw on the literature on Sovi
 et education\, interview data and\, of equal importance\, their own experi
 ences of Soviet schooling.
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, DM
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