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| Autor/inn/en | DeYoung, Alan J.; Nadirbekyzy, Bakhytkul |
|---|---|
| Titel | Redefining Schooling and Community in Post-Soviet Kazakstan: Tokash Bokin and the School at Aikkanar. |
| Quelle | (1996), (24 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Asian History; Colonialism; Cultural Maintenance; Economic Change; Educational Change; Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; Financial Problems; Foreign Countries; Politics of Education; Rural Schools; Kazakhstan |
| Abstract | Since the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, the schools of the new Republic of Kazakstan have focused on rediscovering national history and culture, while the form and structure of schooling have also undergone major changes. This paper describes the current situation at a rural school--Tokash Bokin--in the context of the history of Russian and Soviet control of education and recent political and economic changes. In the late 19th century, Kazakstan was conquered by Czarist Russia, which viewed the nomadic Kazaks as uncivilized. The region's few Islamic schools were replaced by Russian schools teaching Russian language and culture, but formal schooling was provided to few Kazaks. Following the revolution, Soviet education became universal, but its goals of furthering industrialization and collectivization were anathema to nomadic Steppe cultures, and its policies undermined instruction in all native central Asian languages. As the Soviet Union crumbled, various instructional and administrative changes were implemented. Unfortunately, the costs of implementing reforms during the transition to a market economy have been particularly disastrous for education. Although Kazakstan is comparatively advantaged in terms of human capital, educators face great challenges: to rediscover and teach the nation's history in a language that most Kazaks do not speak fluently, and to do so in the face of declining fiscal resources and a shortage of qualified teachers. Parents now have various choices of schools and curricula, but those who can afford it opt for private schools. Financial problems are exacerbated for rural schools such as Tokash Bokin, which can not pay its teachers on time nor provide heat, electricity, or school supplies. However, the most serious problem may be the sacrifice of educational equity in the rush to a market economy. (Contains 11 references.) (SV) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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