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Problems of Studying the Urbanization Process for Students of the Educational Program "Geography" in Kazakhstan
https://doi.org/10.22146/ijg.87685 Gulnur Shumakova(1), Aigul Sergeyeva(2), Akzhunus Abdullina(3*), Duman Aliaskarov(4)
(1) Department of Geography and Ecology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
(2) Department of Geography and Tourism, K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
(3) Department of Geography and Tourism, K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan
(4) Department of Geography and Ecology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Abstract
The study of the urbanization process by students of the educational program "Geography" in Kazakhstan is topical in the context of rapid urban development and evolutions in the geographical space of the country. Various key problems were revealed in the process of the studies such as the need for in-depth research of the theoretical foundations of urbanization, limited access to current data and no work experience on modern methods of data processing and analysis. An online survey was conducted on the basis of the Google Forms and the survey questions were worked out to have the further study of urbanization processes and update knowledge in this field. The study applied a data analysis method using the SPSS Base software package. This method provided the opportunities to structure and process the survey results among 331 teachers and master’s students. The approach ensured an accurate analysis and interpretation of the data which enabled to identify key trends and consistent patterns in respondents’ answers. The results point to both positive and negative conclusions based on the data. The conclusions were made on having evaluated the results with the help of SWOT analysis.
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