The 1 st year Phd students' career expectations and reasons to choose NUGSE
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Date
2014
Authors
Nurpeissova, A.
Almukhambetova, A.
Makhmutova, A.
Soltanbekova, A.
Mukhamejanova, D.
Tolesh, F.
Smanova, G.
Karabassova, L.
Tazabek, Sh.
Jumagulova, T.
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Nazarbayev University
Abstract
The Graduate School of Education was launched in 2012. Its PhD program is designed
for students, who "are committed to taking a leadership role in educational reform and management in
Kazakhstan" (NU website). In 2014 eleven students were selected and offered a state scholarship. Within
the course on Advanced Methods of Educational Research, the 1s t year PhD students conducted a small
scale research to address two research questions, namely to understand the reasons behind PhD students"
desire to pursue post-graduate education at Nazarbayev University, Graduate School of Education
(NUGSE), and their career expectations upon the completion of the program.
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PhD students, career expectations, methods, qualitative research, work experience