THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FORTRILINGUAL EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION.

Abstract

This article provides analysis of the relevant literature related to the effectiveness of a professional development program for trilingual education implementation.
The first section defines the main concepts of the article such as the concepts of effectiveness, multilingual/trilingual education, and professional development program for teachers. This article discusses the international perspectives of professional development programs for teachers that includes the impact of professional development programs on teaching practices, teachers’ views on the effectiveness of PDP’s, challenges encountered by STEM teachers. It also provides information on the Kazakhstani context of trilingual policy implementation and teachers’ professional development which includes the implementation of trilingual education policy in Kazakhstan, the development of teachers training within trilingual policy.