Fifth and seventh grade mainstream school teachers’ perceptions of the renewed curriculum: a qualitative single case study in Central Kazakhstan

Abstract

Education is one of the fundamental factors in the socio-economic development of Kazakhstan. The recent Kazakhstani educational reforms are aimed at raising the quality and standards of secondary education through the implementation of a renewed curriculum (RC). In particular, the experience of the AEO “Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools” has been pivotal in streamlining this reform for mainstream schools...