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Dr. Kairat Kurakbayev is an Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, specializing in Comparative and International Education with a focus on Sociology and Education. He earned his PhD from Columbia University, where his research explored transnational policy borrowing and the adaptation of global education policies in post-Soviet contexts. His scholarly interests include transnational policy transfer, private sector engagement in national education policy-making, policy translation, and the development of international-standard schools as reform modalities. Dr. Kurakbayev's work critically examines the dynamics of education policy transfer in Central Asia, particularly Kazakhstan, offering insights into the local adaptation and impact of global policies in the region.
Education/Academic qualification
Comparative and International Education (Sociology and Education), PhD, International-Standard Schools as a School Reform Modality: A Study of Policy Transfer from Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools to Regular Public Schools in Kazakhstan, Columbia University
Award Date: Apr 18 2023
External positions
NORRAG, Global Education Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Quality Issues in Rural Schools in Kazakhstan
Tajik, M., Shamatov, D., Kurakbayev, K., Sadvakassova, D. & Ablayeva, M.
1/1/18 → 12/31/20
Project: FDCRGP
Research output
- 5 Article
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CLIL as a conduit for a trilingual Kazakhstan
Mehisto, P., Winter, L., Kambatyrova, A. & Kurakbayev, K., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Language Learning Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Rural disadvantage in the context of centralised university admissions: a multiple case study of Georgia and Kazakhstan
Chankseliani, M., Gorgodze, S., Janashia, S. & Kurakbayev, K., Oct 2 2020, In: Compare. 50, 7, p. 995-1013 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access31 Citations (Scopus) -
‘Soviet’ in teachers’ memories and professional beliefs in Kazakhstan: points for reflection for reformers, international consultants and practitioners
Fimyar, O. & Kurakbayev, K., Jan 2 2016, In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 29, 1, p. 86-103 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access15 Citations (Scopus) -
Understanding the transition of public universities to institutional autonomy in Kazakhstan
Sagintayeva, A. & Kurakbayev, K., 2015, In: European Journal of Higher Education. 5, 2, p. 197-210 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Scopus) -
Understanding the transition of public universities to institutional autonomy in Kazakhstan
Sagintayeva, A. & Kurakbayev, K., Oct 24 2014, In: European Journal of Higher Education. 5, 2, p. 197-210 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review