Faculty in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan: Reactions to Reforms

Autor/inn/en	Merrill, Martha; Baitugolova, Janara; Ryskulova, Chynarkul
Titel	Faculty in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan: Reactions to Reforms
Quelle	In: FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 7 (2021) 1, S.97-114 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2326-3873
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Teacher Attitudes; Higher Education; College Faculty; Accreditation (Institutions); Tuition; State Universities; Private Colleges; College Credits; Academic Degrees; Social Change; Professional Identity; Foreign Countries; Kyrgyzstan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Lehrerverhalten; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Staatliche Universität; Privathochschule; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland
Abstract	After Kyrgyzstan's independence, reforms were implemented in higher education: new degrees, credit hours, private institutions, tuition in public institutions, and independent accreditation. However, faculty reactions to these reforms have not previously been studied. The authors conducted 57 interviews in four locations over three years. Our findings show that, first, interviewees discussed all kinds of changes in higher education and society. Second, participants were undergoing "concurrent stresses" (Anderson, Goodman, and Schlossberg, 2012) -- their personal as well as professional lives were changing. Third, opinions differed. We analyzed these according to three of Schlossberg's "4 S's": differences in faculty selves, situations, and support systems. However, few participants described strategies for dealing with the changes. Fourth, nearly all spoke of the reforms as something not under their control. Fifth, very few faculty members described the changes as unilaterally negative or positive. Most said, "I like this, but not that." (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01