TRANSLATION OF NIS EXPERIENCE TO THE MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS

Year 2015, Volume: 3 , 87 - 95, 01.09.2015

Dariga Nurkesheva

Abstract

The purpose of  qualitative study was to analyze the process
of translating of NIS experience to the mainstream schools and to explore the
perceptions of the mainstream school teachers from one pilot school сo-operating with Nazarbayev Intellectual
Schools (hereinafter NIS), the towards the process of translating of NIS
experience to the mainstream schools. The researcher was interested to find out
the perceptions of the mainstream school teachers toward the process of policy
transfer from NIS.

 

The researcher
utilized the qualitative single case study. The instrument of data collection
was one-on-one interview: participants were asked to answer to 10 open-ended
questions to provide insight on translation of NIS experience to the mainstream
schools and teachers` perceptions of this process. The qualitative data were
transcribed and analyzed by defining themes and codes.

 

The findings of the
research revealed that most of the teachers showed the positive attitudes
toward the process of translating of NIS experience to the mainstream schools.
Notwithstanding the positive influence, most teachers highlight that more time
to measure success of the adopted innovations. Human resources are also
important new system different from traditional one adopted.

Keywords

policy borrowing, policy transfer, teachers` perceptions

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