The Values of Modern Kazakh Youth: National and Global

Abstract

The article presents a socio-philosophical analysis of the transformation of value orientations among youngpeople in Kazakhstan amid globalization, post-Soviet modernization, and digitalization. The study aims toidentify the axiological foundations of youth life strategies and examine the interaction between traditionalnational values and individualistic attitudes. Its theoretical and methodological framework combines philo-sophical axiology, concepts of sociocultural dynamics, and the comparative East–West model. The researchemploys an interdisciplinary approach integrating socio-philosophical, axiological, comparative, and soci-ocultural methods. The empirical basis includes sociological studies, statistics, analytical reports, and contentanalysis of educational and media environments. The findings show that pragmatism, individualism, and anorientation towards material well-being coexist with the continuing importance of family, education, work,friendship, religion, and spiritual development. Educational and labour migration is associated with aspira-tions for professional self-realization, high-quality education, adequate remuneration, and improved livingstandards. The scientific novelty lies in interpreting the transformation of youth values as a contradictory uni-ty of axiological crisis and social renewal. The article substantiates the need to humanize education, strength-en the cultural and educational role of the mass media, and develop an ethics of mutual responsibility. It con-cludes that national and global values can be reconciled through the principles of humanistic axiology.