This is the dataset for the thesis " Legacy-Innovation Challenges in Post-Soviet Higher Education: Scholars’ Pursuit of Academic Career in Cambodia and Kazakhstan". This qualitative research examines the scholarly career development among post-Soviet scholars in Cambodia and Kazakhstan as they tried to solve legacy-innovation challenges and dilemmas posted by the de-Sovietization of higher education systems in their countries after the demise of the Soviet Union. Specifically, this thesis explores how these scholars developed their scholarly...