Advantages and Disadvantages of Early Professionalization of Pupils: Dutch Experience
School education system of Netherlands, which is recognized as one of the best in the world according to International Student Assessment (PISA), has one significant distinction from other systems, which appears in early identification of abilities and inclinations using special Cito test, which is designed to identify the type of […]
De-Escalation Zones in Syria: Pro et Contra
During the latest round of talks on Syrian settlement held in Astana on May 3-4, 2017, Iran, Russia and Turkey, the Syrian ceasefire guarantor states, signed a Memorandum on the creation of four zones of de-escalation of tensions in Syria aimed to stop violence, provide the conditions for the safe, […]
A Comparative Study of Teacher Attitudes toward Inclusion in Kazakhstan and Turkey: A Literature Review
Teachers and teachers’ positive attitude are argued as playing a considerable role in implementing the inclusive education successfully. Developing and maintaining a positive teacher attitude towards inclusive education has become an important policy agenda for many countries in the world. This is especially true for the Eurasian countries of Kazakhstan […]
Development of an Evaluative Framework for Supporting Critical Thinking Skills Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Interfaces: Building a Conceptual Framework
The realities of the 21st century requires learners to take active position in solving problems which humanity faces every day. The rise of extremism, military conflicts, racism, nationalism, poverty and ecological disasters are among the sharpest problems needed to be solved by cooperative efforts worldwide. Moreover, another reality represented by […]
Asya Avrupa No: 18
Merhabalar, Haziran 2017 sayımız ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayıda dört farklı analiz ve 30’a yakın haber yoruma yer veriyoruz. Emeği geçen arkadaşlarımıza teşekkür ederiz. Analiz yazılarımızdan birinde Kazakistan’ın Çin ile siyasi ve ekonomik ilişkileri ele alındı. Diğer bir analiz yazımızda Kazakistan’ın yenilenebilir enerji potansiyeli değerlendirildi. Ayrıca yardım kuruluşlarının toplumdaki sosyal rolü […]
Successful Mining of “Flammable Ice”.
According to the China Geographical Survey, China has successfully mined so-called “flammable ice,” officially known as methane hydrates, in the South China Sea, which is a remarkable event since this is the first case of successful methane extraction from hydrates. 16 thousand cubic meters of gas is being extracted daily […]
Indian Solar Power Prices Hit Record Low
Solar power prices in India hit the record low, becoming cheaper than conventional power generation prices. During the auction in Rajasthan, India, Indian power companies, Phelan Energy and Avaada Power, have made an offer to set a price of solar energy to 2.62 rupees per kWh which is a 40% […]
The U.S. Withdrawal from the TPP: New Opportunities for China
he Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is one of the Obama Administration’s ambitious economic initiatives aimed to form new guidelines to govern trade and investment opportunities among the member countries, namely, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam.
THE IRANIAN CENTRAL GOVERNMENTAL BODIES AND THE EVALUATION OF 19TH MAY 2017 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN
On May 19, 2017, the 12th presidential election was held in Iran. The Interior Minister of Iran, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, announced that 41,220,131 registered voters (73,07%) took part in the elections and Hasan Rouhani was elected as the President of the country for the second time with 57,13% (23,549,616) of […]
Evolution of the Labor Productivity in the Economy of Kazakhstan
During the last couple of decades, Kazakhstan has been taking various measures intending to increase the labor productivity and these measures are rather successful in many terms. According to the latest available statistics of the Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy Kazakhstan, the overall labor productivity in […]