THE PRINCIPAL‘S PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TOWARD THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATION REFORMS IN ALMATY

Abstract

The qualitative study explored TVET principals’ perspectives on the role of NGOs in inclusive education reform in Almaty. The phenomenon of collaborative processes was examined through Gray’s (1991) theory of collaboration and viewed from the constructivist paradigm. The study applied a qualitative generic research design. Semi-structured interviews were used as a data collection tool. The participants of the study were five TVET principals who had been in charge for at least five years. The data analysis was conducted through coding and categorization and arranged according to the research questions.