Hr in Kazakhstan

NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEVELOPING
WORLD: THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

A Thesis by MADINA KENZHEGARANOVA

Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of
Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE

May 2008

Major Subject: Educational Human Resource Development

NATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEVELOPING
WORLD: THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

A Thesis by MADINA KENZHEGARANOVA

Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of
Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE

Approved by:
Chair of Committee,
Committee Members,
Head of Department,

Susan A. Lynham
Larry M. Dooley
Cynthia Werner
Jim Scheurich

May 2008

Major Subject: Educational Human Resource Development

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ABSTRACT

National Human Resource Development in the Developing World: The Republic of
Kazakhstan. (May 2008)
Madina Kenzhegaranova, B.A., Zhetysu State University; Kazakhstan
Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Susan A. Lynham

The purpose of this study was two-fold. The first was to explore, describe and define the emerging construct of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the Republic of
Kazakhstan (RKZ). The second was to examine specific national contexts and associated challenges affecting the necessary nature for thought and practice of HRD at the national level (NHRD) in the RKZ.
The second chapter was focused on exploring HRD—how it was constructed, and currently practiced and needed—in Kazakhstan. The third chapter examined
National Human Resource Development (NHRD) in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
This study was exploratory and descriptive in nature. A systematic literature review approach was adopted to serve the nature of the inquiry, address the overarching research question and sub-questions, and fulfill the two-fold purpose of the study.
The findings of the study are:
1. Government

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