Teachers and Teacher Education in the Post-Soviet Context of Kazakhstan

Tsediso Michael Makoelle is a full professor at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Astana, Kazakhstan. Michael is a distinguished scholar, having been awarded the prestigious Nelson Mandela Scholarship to the United Kingdom (UK). He holds the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Inclusive Education from the University of Manchester, UK, and a Doctor of Education (D Ed) in Education Management and Leadership from the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Kairat Kurakbayev is an assistant professor at Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, Astana, Kazakhstan. Kairat holds a PhD in Comparative and International Education from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Kairat's research interests mainly focus on teacher education, transnational policy transfer and internationalization of curriculum.