As the GSE students embark on the 2024-2025 academic year, we are delighted to share some exciting news about our PhD candidates who have recently defended their theses at the beginning of Fall '24.
July 24th: Botagoz Ispambetova defended her PhD thesis, "Institutionalization of Human Subject Protection in Research: A Case Study of One Accelerated University in Kazakhstan." She was guided by Prof. Jason Sparks and Prof. Aliya Kuzhabekova.
August 2nd: Aisulu Badanova successfully defended her PhD thesis, titled "Leadership Identity Construction: An Exploratory Embedded Multiple Case-Study of Heads of Departments in Two Schools in Kazakhstan." Her Advisory Committee comprised Prof. Filiz Polat and Prof. Mir Afzal Tajik.
August 20th: Seth Antwi presented his PhD thesis on "Ghanaian Senior High School Science Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices of Technology Integration: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study." His Advisory Committee included Prof. Mir Afzal Tajik and Prof. Lynne Parmenter.
August 29th: Aigerim Kazhigaliyeva defended her PhD thesis titled "Ethnography of English Medium Instruction Policy and Practice in the Multilingual Context of a Private University in Kazakhstan." She was supported by Prof. Syed Manan and Prof. Lynne Parmenter.
Please join us in congratulating Botagoz, Aisulu, Seth, and Aigerim, along with their dedicated Advisory Committees, on achieving this remarkable milestone!