List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Preface Nick Fielding; Introduction Colleen McLaughlin and David Bridges; Part I. Foundation of Scaling Up: 1. Rationale for and Perceptions of the Educational Reform in Kazakhstan Kulyash Shamshidinova, Svetlana Ispusinova, Zhanyl Zhontayeva and Colleen McLaughlin; 2. The New Educational Structures and Networks as Drivers of National Modernisation: The How of Transformation Svetlana Ispussinova and Nazipa Ayubayeva, with Olga Mozhayeva, Zhanar Abdildina, Zhanbota Kabdykarimova and Aidana Shilibekova; 3. The Translation of 'World Class' Academic Research Practices in Kazakhstan Olena Fim'yar, Kairat Kurakbayev and David Bridges; 4. Teaching Science in English in Secondary Schools in Kazakhstan: Policy and Practice Perspectives Bridget Goodman, Alexandra Nam, Almira Yembergenova and Kathy Malone; 5. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Kazakhstani Schools Tsediso Michael Makoelle, Daniel Hernández-Torrano, Michelle Somerton and Natallia Yakavets; Part II. Piloting Initiatives and Scaling Up to the Whole System: 6.
Piloting the Renewed Content of Education Natallia Yakavets, Liz Winter, Assel Kambatyrova and Aizhan Ramazanova; 7. Revising the Content and Standards of Student Assessment Olga Mozhayeva, Aidana Shilibekova and Dinara Ziyedenova and Zamira Rakhymbayeva; 8. New Ways of Financing Schools - Per Capita Funding Ali Ait Si Mhamed, Liz Winter, Rita Kasa, Gulmira Qanay, Zhanyl Zhontayeva and Laila Aringazina; 9. Professional Capacity of the Leading Schools as a Managing Mechanism in Updating the Content of Secondary Education in Kazakhstan Irina Ausheva and Zhanbota Kabdykarimova; 10. The Teacher Leadership in the Kazakhstan Initiative: Antecedents and Achievements Gulmira Qanay and David Frost; 11. Developing Teachers as Researchers: Action Research as a School Development Approach Nazipa Ayubayeva and Colleen McLaughlin; Part III. Evidence on Implementation: 12. The Aims and Methods of Evidence Collection: Introductory Comments on Part 3 Liz Winter and Colleen McLaughlin; 13.
Regional Case Study 1 Liz Winter, Nazipa Ayubayeva and Zarina Khamidulina; 14. Regional Case Study 2 - A Regional Study of Stakeholders' Perspectives on Education Reform in Kazakhstan Olena Fimy'ar, Janet Helmer, Xeniya Tursunbayeva, Laila Aringazina; 15. Regional Case Study 3. A Regional Study of Stakeholders' Perspectives on Education Reform in Kazakhstan Natallia Yakavets, Kathy Malone, Zhanyl Zhontayeva, and Gulmira Qanay; 16. Beyond Piloting: A Reflection on Coherence and Systemic Implementation Liz Winter, Zhadyra Makhmetova and Kathy Malone; Part IV. Conclusions: 17. Reflections and Pathways Colleen McLaughlin; Select Bibliography; Index.