Pub Date : 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1177/17577438231225157
J. Kamali
This study examines a borrowed concept from politics, that is, Machiavellian, in second language teacher education (SLTE), develops an anti-model to it, and explores teacher educators’ viewpoints about the developed model with an eye on critical aspects of teacher education, that is, Anti-Machiavellian. To do so, the literature on Machiavellian thoughts was studied thoroughly based on which a model was proposed and interview questions were constructed. Then, five Iranian expert teacher educators were selected based on non-random convenient sampling to attend individual extensive semi-structured interviews in which they discussed their opinions about the principles of Anti-Machiavellian SLTE. Adopting a thematic analysis, the data revealed that Anti-Machiavellian SLTE associates closely with critical teacher education where teacher education is context-specific, responsive to learners, dialogically engaging, reflective, and practical. The results of the in-depth interviews also indicated that Anti-Machiavellian SLTE is compatible with critical teacher education which, albeit widely advertised, is hard to practice.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-08DOI: 10.1177/17577438231225126
Nazgul Bayetova, Douglas L Robertson
Globalism is a neoliberally influenced focus on world markets and the knowledge economy particularly from the perspective of transnational economic entities. Nationalism concentrates on promoting the country as an entity distinct and special among other countries. When combined, as in Kazakhstan’s case, the two perspectives constitute a paradox. This paper explores Kazakhstan’s paradoxical strategy of using success globally to enhance regard nationally. The roles of language and higher education are discussed in pursuing this strategy. The commentary extends a previous qualitative study of the speeches and strategic plans of Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan’s primary post-Soviet architect and President, from Kazakhstan’s independence in 1991 to Nazarbayev’s stepping down in 2019. Current events in the region, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are included in the discussion.
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