This research tackles the question of education quality through case studies of eight schools in Belarus. Through school visits in several regions in the country and extensive interviews with teachers, school administrators, and students, my work offers an inside perspective on the education system in Belarus and a glimpse into the Belarusian centralized bureaucracy. This report provides an overview of the education system, including the curriculum, the pedagogy, and the perceptions of quality and shifts toward modernization of all who are involved in the education process.
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Raisa Belyavina, of Columbia University, was a 2010-11 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) [9] fellow.
