• The Association between Private tutoring and Access to an Elite English-Medium University in Kazakhstan: Voices of Undergraduate Students 

  Abenova, Saule (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020-08-21)

  The issue of equity for access to elite universities has been a major concern in many higher education systems worldwide. There are various admission practices in different countries, but most of them are based on university ...
• Food, Cannibalism, and Anti-Asian Racism in the Era of COVID-19 

  Griffin, Clare (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-09)

  The second talk of our Fall 2020 speaker series will feature Dr. Clare Griffin, (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies Nazarbayev University), who will discuss “Food, Cannibalism, ...
• Qualitative Study of a Well-Stirred Isothermal Reaction Model 

  Arcet, Barbara; Dukarić, Maša; Kadyrsizova, Zhibek (MDPI, 2020-06-08)

  We consider a two-dimensional system which is a mathematical model for a temporal evolution of a well-stirred isothermal reaction system. We give sufficient conditions for the existence of purely imaginary eigenvalues of ...
• Impact of COVID-19 Event on the Air Quality in Iran 

  Broomandi, Parya; Karaca, Ferhat; Nikfal, Amirhossein; Jahanbakhshi, Ali; Tamjidi, Mahsa; Kim, Jong Ryeol (Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research, 2020-07-03)

  The first novel coronavirus case was confirmed in Iran in mid-February 2020. This followed by the enforcement of lockdown to tackle this contagious disease. This study aims to examine the potential effects of the COVID-19 ...
• The Role of Experts in the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Limits of Their Epistemic Authority in Democracy 

  Lavazza, Andrea; Farina, Mirko (Frontiers Media, 2020-07-14)

  In the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, medical experts (virologists, epidemiologists, public health scholars, and statisticians alike) have become instrumental in suggesting policies to counteract the spread of coronavirus. Given ...
• Comparative Analysis of Kazakhstani and European Approaches for the Design of Shallow Foundations 

  Shaldykova, Assel; Moon, Sung-Woo; Kim, Jong; Lee, Deuckhang; Ku, Taeseo; Zhussupbekov, Askar (MDPI, 2020-04-23)

  The design of shallow foundations is performed in accordance with different building regulations depending on geotechnical and geological conditions. This paper involves the design calculations applying Kazakhstani and ...
• A contextually adapted model of school engagement in Kazakhstan 

  Winter, Liz; Hernández-Torrano, Daniel; McLellan, Ros; Almukhambetova, Ainur; Brown-Hajdukova, Eva (Springer, 2020-05-01)

  This study introduces a culturally adapted 17-item scale of school engagement. It offers an important contribution to the international literature by seeking to measure the school engagement of young people in a society ...
• Magnetic Fe3O4-Ag0 Nanocomposites for Effective Mercury Removal from Water 

  Inglezakis, Vassilis J.; Kurbanova, Aliya; Molkenova, Anara; Zorpas, Antonis A.; Atabaev, Timur (MDPI, 2020-07-07)

  In this study, magnetic Fe3O4 particles and Fe3O4-Ag0 nanocomposites were prepared by a facile and green method, fully characterized and used for the removal of Hg2+ from water. Characterizations showed that the Fe3O4 ...
• Schools’ Transition Toward Inclusive Education in Post-Soviet Countries: Selected Cases in Kazakhstan 

  Makoelle, Tsediso Michael (SAGE Publications, 2020-05-29)

  Kazakhstan has adopted a path to implement inclusive education. As in many other countries of the world, transition to an inclusive education system is not easy and sometimes riddled with anomalies, contradictions, and ...
• Automated Theorem Proving in a Chat Environment 

  Zhumagambetov, Rustam; Sterling, Mark (Nazarbayev University School of Science and Technology, 2018)

  We present a chat bot interface for the Coq proof assistant system. The bot provides a new modality of interaction with Coq that functions across multiple devices and platforms. Our system is particularly suitable for ...
• Is it really necessary to teach? : Teachers’ perception toward implementation of sexual health education in Kazakhstani schools 

  Kargayeva, Elmira (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020)

  Developed as well as developing countries are faced with the complex and interrelated problems related to adolescent sexual health issues such as pregnancy, early childbearing and increasing rates of STIs such as chlamydia, ...
• The Role of Mentoring in Teacher Professional Development in one specialized school in Nur-Sultan 

  Akpanbayeva, Gulden (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020-08-19)

  Teacher professional development (TPD) is a crucial element in the field of education in Kazakhstan today. School teachers, both newly arrived teachers, and less experienced ones are required and in most cases are in need ...
• STEM teachers' perceptions about pre-service training and their challenges in CLIL classrooms in Kazakhstan 

  Gaukhar Maximova (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020)

  Since the beginning of the 21st century a global shift from English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) alongside Content and Language Integrated Language (CLIL) has been taking place ...
• Parents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards homework at one elementary school in Kazakhstan 

  Shaikhiyeva, Baktygul (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020)

  Homework has become a subject of a long-lasting debate among educational stakeholders including parents, teachers, students, school administrators, and policymakers around the world. A group of stakeholders believes that ...
• Humanities teachers’ conceptualization and pedagogical practices of critical thinking: A qualitative case study within a Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS) in Kazakhstan 

  Kassembekova, Aigerim (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020)

  For this thesis I focus on one of the “four C” skills of the 21st century - critical thinking (CT). Critical thinking is considered a complex concept that is new for the educational context of Kazakhstan. Recognizing that ...
• Online adult learning in higher education: Examining experiences, motivations, success and barriers to lifelong learning 

  Kaufman, Yuliya (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020)

  Online education environment is becoming increasingly popular among adult learners. Despite the growing attention given to online learning in Kazakhstan over the last decade, online adult learners voices are scarce. As ...
• Physical, Verbal, Relational and Cyber (PVRC) Bullying and High Academically Oriented Students 

  Urazova, Ainura (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020)

  The aim of the current study was to identify the prevailing type of bullying among academically talented secondary students. Even though the problem of school bullying is not new, it continues to arouse interest from ...
• Teachers’ Attitudes, Knowledge and Skills for Collaborative Professional Development 

  Abdazimkyzy, Saltanat (Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2020-07)

  The education system in Kazakhstan is experiencing fundamental changes, with teachers as the most significant change agents. Consequently, teachers’ professional learning through collaboration has attracted the growing ...
• The effect of scale on the performance of an integrated poultry slaughterhouse wastewater treatment process 

  Meiramkulova, Kulyash; Zorpas, Antonis A.; Orynbekov, Duman; Zhumagulov, Michal; Saspugayeva, Gulnur; Kydyrbekova, Aliya; Mkilima, Timoth; Inglezakis, Vassilis J. (MDPI, 2020-06-08)

  The efficiency of a wastewater treatment process may be affected by several factors including the scale at which the system is operating. This study aimed at investigating the influence of scale on a poultry slaughterhouse ...
• Modeling and Finite Element Simulations of Ceramic Paste Extrusion in 3D Printing 

  Baiseitova, Kuralay (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020)

  Ceramic paste extrusion process, such as 3D printing, is commonly used for fabricating high quality products, like catalyst pellets for heterogeneous catalytic reactors, porous catalyst for cleaning gas released from an ...

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