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Tradition, Stigma and Inclusion: Overcoming Obstacles to Educational Access in Tajikistan Year of publication: 2013 Author: Manzura T. Juraeva | Benjamin Gatling In this article, the authors summarize their observations on the implementation of inclusive education in Tajikistan through the case study of a rural woman and her disabled son. The case study demonstrates a mother's victory over social and structural barriers to the implementation of inclusive education, and shows how community organizations and individual parents can change social policy from within, act in the best interests of their children, and win. 
A Path to Inclusive Education in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2013 Author: Nils Joseph Kauffman | Larisa A. Popova The article examines the challenges faced by initiators of inclusive education in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The research was conducted in qualitative methodology, in a case study strategy, and the object was a small school in Petropavlovsk, which has ten years of experience in including students with motor disabilities in the regular educational process. The study of this school's experience shows that the inclusion of students with special educational needs can lead to broader integration, since children with emotional and behavioral disorders now also study at the school. The difficulties of implementing inclusion are analyzed, and it is shown that the success of this educational project is largely due to the cooperation between the rehabilitation center under the Ministry of Social Protection and the public school. 
Central Asia: Sustainable Development and Energy Cooperation Issues Year of publication: 2019 Author: Salygin V.I. | Petrova R.V. | Mustafinov R.K. The continuous intensification of anthropogenic activities leads to a number of ecological imbalances and negatively affects the carrying capacity of the biosphere. Synthesis of theoretical developments of the global environmental agenda and issues of socio-economic development is reflected in the theses of the concept of sustainable development. The paper provides a detailed analysis of optimal options for reducing environmental and social risks on a regional scale by adapting international experience to the existing fragmented hydro-energy system Central Asia. 
Experience in Distance Education in Kyrgyzstan Year of publication: 2011 Author: S.K. Kalandarova The most development of distance higher education, is as, absolute mobility of students and teachers, educational programs, or even higher education institutions themselves, and forms another key aspect of the evolutionary considerd process. It is characterized by variables such as continuity, adaptability, modularity, independence and access to education for all citizens that doesn’t depend on their occupation, position, age even disabled person. Distance education allows to do accurate and adaptable react to the needs of society, to implement the constitutional provision of access to education, to provide broad access to education. 
Improving the Quality of Professional Training of Graduates of Higher Technical Educational Institutions of Uzbekistan Year of publication: 2021 Author: Nazira Akhmedova | Nodira Ergasheva The article deals with the satisfaction of the needs and interests of students of higher educational institutions related to their future professional activities and special training, the introduction of new state educational standards, structural reform and modernization of higher education, updating the content of vocational education, educational technologies, forms of organization of the educational process to be solved with with the help of independent work, and advanced training of students. 
Manuscript Heritage of Uzbekistan and Its Current State Year of publication: 2021 Author: Asror Abdukhakimov The study of the cultural and educational heritage of past centuries, developed by the entire history of mankind, is one of the main tasks in the construction of a new society and its culture, because only accurate knowledge of culture and science created by the entire development of mankind, and their processing can build a progressive culture. Of particular importance in this is the study of medieval written sources, which are one of the main sources of information about the historical past of people. 
Central Asian States in the International Rankings of Democracy Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: E.G. Garbuzarova Each Central Asian state has its own features and dynamics/statics of democratic transit, but they are all united by the personification of power and loyalty to the autocrat rather than to the political institutions. The author attempts to trace the current state of the political systems of Central Asian states, highlighting the positive and negative trends in their democratization. 
The Issues of Improving the Inclusive Education System in Uzbekistan (Open Education; vol. 26, no. 2) Year of publication: 2022 Author: Makhmutkhodjaeva L.S. The article explores the experience of foreign and Central Asian countries in developing inclusive education. Especially, the situation with the education of persons with disabilities in Uzbekistan is being reviewed, besides, the access of children to get an education, as well as receiving vocational and higher education is being studied in addition to the legislative framework in this specialty. It is noted that the problem of education for disabled people is one of the central issues for the republic. 
Transnational Institutions of Higher Education Institutions in Central Asia Year of publication: 2021 Author: Eriks Varpachovskis Transnational institutions of higher education (TNIHE) are institutions that provide higher education services and award degrees from either foreign institutions or through foreign pedagogical systems. As of 2021, there are at least 67 TNIHEs in the five Central Asian republics. Beneath the surface, however, many problems lurk, as TNIHEs struggle to maintain their capacity and provide quality education, while local governments pursue contradictory policies, that complicate the situation. 
The EU Education Initiative in Central Asia Year of publication: 2010 Author: Peter Jones This report will examine: 1) the selective and limited experiences and expertise offered by the EU to its partners in Central Asia; 2) the content, processes, and relevance of the contents, processes, and the Education Initiative; 3) the balance achieved between regional and bilateral approaches; and 4) The validity of the EU's approach, taking into account the different needs Central Asian countries.