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SUMMARY:“Leave me Alone – Simply Let Me Teach”:  An exploration of t
 eacher professionalism in Kyrgyzstan - Nurbek Teleshaliyev (PhD student\, 
 Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Laura Carnicero
DESCRIPTION:This article examines how\, in the context of the increasing d
 eprofessionalization of the teaching professional both nationally and inte
 rnationally\, teachers have attempted to reshape the notion of “professi
 onalism” in a post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan\, where teachers function within a 
 top-down\, bureaucratic education system. The article employs Evans’s (2
 008) concept of “professionality orientation” to explore teacher profe
 ssionalism as it is really practiced by teachers\, focusing on teachers in
  four schools\, whose professional practice is indicative of teacher profe
 ssionalism across Kyrgyzstan. The article reveals that teachers in Kyrgyzs
 tan face a demand for professionalism of a dual nature: one inherited from
  the legacy of Soviet ideology\, the other\, the Western managerialism cha
 mpioned by international donors. Both “demanded professionalisms” limi
 t teachers’ participation in shaping their work. The article concludes w
 ith the argument that professional leadership by teachers and teacher-led 
 reform\, or “enacted professionalism\,” is what is necessary to effect
 ively address falling education standards\, deteriorating learning outcome
 s\, and worsening working conditions for teachers in Kyrgyzstan.
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, DM
 B\, Room GS5
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