A new co-authored paper with Dr. Mehmet Karakus, Dr. Matthew Courtney, and Alisher Tlessov. The paper, titled "Illuminating the Shadows: The Role of Private Supplementary Tutoring on Student Math Performance in PISA 2022," is available as open access. doi.org/10.1186/s40536…

My heartfelt thanks to Dr. Bochra Kouraichi, PhD for her thoughtful review of my co-edited book with Dr. Syed Abdul Manan, titled (Multilingual Selves and Motivations for Learning Languages Other than English in Asian Contexts) doi.org/10.1016/j.syst…

Thanks to Saisai Xu and Lianrui Yang for their thoughtful review of my co-edited book with Syed Manan, (Multilingual Selves and Motivations for Learning Languages Other than English in Asian Contexts),published in International Journal of Multilingualism.doi.org/10.1080/147907…

Co-authored with Dr Syed Manan, our open-access paper, "Unpacking the complexity of English language teacher-tutor identities in Kazakhstan: a qualitative inquiry," was published in Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching Journal. doi.org/10.1080/175012…

Our Recent Book Chapter (co-authored) published by Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. "Entrepreneurial Orientations towards Language and Education: EMI Policy in Kazakhstan". doi.org/10.1017/978100…

Unpacking the complexity of English language teacher-tutor identities in Kazakhstan: a qualitative inquiry tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Delighted to share my new paper, “Shadow education in conflict-affected contexts: Experiences of internally displaced Syrian students with English private tutoring,” published in Oxford Review of Education. doi.org/10.1080/030549…

Delighted to share my new paper, “The spiritual vision for learning Arabic and beyond: unpacking undergraduate students investments and identity negotiation in Kazakhstan,” published in International Journal of Multilingualism doi.org/10.1080/147907…

My new co-authored paper titled "Navigating Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences of Shadow Education Expansion and Regulation in Kazakhstan: A Mixed-Methods Study," published in British Journal of Sociology of Education. doi.org/10.1080/014256…

Thanks to Dr Eric A. Ambele for the thoughtful review of my co-edited book with Dr Syed Abdul Manan, (Multilingual Selves and Motivations for Learning Languages Other than English in Asian Contexts), published in Journal of Asian Pacific Communication doi.org/10.1075/japc.2…

The cover of our forthcoming book "Agency in Multilingual Education Policy and Planning in Asia," co-edited with Dr. Syed Abdul Manan Manan Agha, will be published by Routledge. For more information, please follow this link. 😀routledge.com/Agency-in-Mult…

Pleased to share my co-authored paper with Kymbat Yessenbekova, titled "Unpacking Syrian international students’ expectations, challenges and future selves in Kazakhstan: a qualitative inquiry," in Language and Intercultural Communication Journal. doi.org/10.1080/147084…

Co-authored with Symbat Mukhamediyeva, our book Chapter "Shadow Education and Teacher Burnout" was published in a book edited by Professor Carol Griffiths "Teacher Burnout from a Complex Systems Perspective" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) Here is the link doi.org/10.1007/978-3-…

Pleased to share the new publication with Ahmet Aypay Prof. Ahmet Aypay and Dr. Taner Atmaca,“Fee-charging private tutoring and educational inequality: voices of secondary school students in Türkiye,” in Globalisation, Societies and Education Journal. doi.org/10.1080/147677…

My article with Dr.Mehmet Karakas "Examining the nature and effectiveness of fee-free supplementary tutoring: voices of ‘Robin Hood teachers’ in Kazakhstan", Cambridge Journal of Education. It's inspired by the work of Dr.Nutsa Kobakhidze Nutsa Kobakhidze doi.org/10.1080/030576…

My new co-authored article with Dr. Mehmet Karakas, "Examining the nature, effectiveness and implications of shadow education in rural Kazakhstan: A participatory study of primary school students", in the British Educational Research Journal. Paper link doi.org/10.1002/berj.4…

The cover of our forthcoming book "Towards Student Mobility in Asia International Students' Multilingual Identities, Interculturality, and Future Selves," co-edited with Dr. Syed Manan Manan Agha , will be published by Routledge. Please follow this link. routledge.com/Towards-Studen…

A new co-authored paper with Dr Kymbat Yessenbekova and Prof. Daniel Hernández Torrano "Global south mobility: a case study on the motivations and language practices of Indian international students in Kazakhstan" doi.org/10.1080/147677…

The forthcoming co-edited volume with Dr Syed Abdul Manan, Agency in Multilingual Education Policy and Planning in Asia, is now listed on the Routledge website: routledge.com/.../Manan.../p…. The book will be officially released at the beginning of October this year.

My new paper: Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy - "Participatory Research Methods in Shadow Education Research: Methodological Insights" methods.sagepub.com/case/participa…