The article examines the scope for initiative and independent action that lies with school principals in Kazakhstan, with a particular focus on capacity building approaches. A framework drawn from Hargreaves (2001) and Dimmock (2012) guided our inquiry. The study is situated within a large collaborative project between three institutions: the
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