TEACHER TRAINING IN THE KOSTANAY REGION AT THE KOSTANAY TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE IN THE 1930S-1940S OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (HISTORICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL FOCUS)

Abstract

Kostanay Teachers' Institute has been operating since 1939. The institute was established on the basis of an existing Pedagogical School. The basis of the university was formed by two faculties: physics and mathematics, natural science and geography. Since 1944, the institute has been named after Amangeldy Imanov. In 1955, the university was transformed into Kostanay State Pedagogical Institute. Students studied at the faculties of physics and mathematics, natural geography and at the Faculty of Russian language and literature. A feature of the training model of the university was the correspondence form of study. A considerable number of teachers in the region had previously completed training at pedagogical colleges and various teacher-training courses and remained motivated to further advance their educational qualifications. Teachers in this category, who had extensive practical experience in schools, were inclined toward pursuing higher education through correspondence study. It is evident that some specialists had previously planned to study at institutes in other regions, and in some cases had even enrolled, but were unable to achieve their goals due to objective circumstances. A significant number of students stopped their studies during the war and were able to take a full educational course in the post-war time. Thus, during the research period, teachers and employees from different fields were entitled to qualified education. Part-time students have been described as successful professionals with discipline in the workplace. Based on progressive results, they fully demonstrated potential opportunities, hard work and perseverance during the period of study at the university. After completing the institute course, registered teachers continued their teaching activities in schools and presented by their own example an example of honor, decency, high culture and social activity for the younger generation.