Shifts in Governance of Universities in Kazakhstan: the Case Study

Authors

  • Samal Askarkyzy Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
  • Rimantas Želvys Vilnius University, Lithuania
  • Nursulu Algozhaeva Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
  • Adlet Toibayev Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15823/p.2017.68

Keywords:

internationalization, higher education rankings, university governance and management, development plan, SWOT analysis

Abstract

During the last several decades shifts in university governance have affected universities throughout the world. The five dimensions which offer a perspective to provide an analytical description of shifts in governance are state regulation, academic self-governance, competition, managerial self-governance and stakeholder guidance. We used the five dimension model for the analysis of shifts in governance of higher education institutions in the Republic of Kazakhstan as the methodological background of our research. The main method used in the research was a case study of one of the Kazakhstani universities – the Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University. In our study we refer to a long-term strategy “Kazakhstan 2050”, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Higher Education, the Development Strategy and SWOT analysis of the financial and economic sustainability of the Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University. Results indicate that shifts in governance of Kazakhstani universities follow the global trends observable in contemporary academic world.

Author Biographies

Samal Askarkyzy, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Philosophy and Political Science, Kazakhstan

Rimantas Želvys, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Vilnius University, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Education, Lithuania

Nursulu Algozhaeva, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Philosophy and Political Science, Kazakhstan

Adlet Toibayev, Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University, Kazakhstan

Kazakh State Women’s Pedagogical University, Department of Academic Affairs, Kazakhstan

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Published

2017-12-10

How to Cite

Askarkyzy, S., Želvys, R., Algozhaeva, N., & Toibayev, A. (2017). Shifts in Governance of Universities in Kazakhstan: the Case Study. Pedagogika / Pedagogy, 128(4), 258–267. https://doi.org/10.15823/p.2017.68

Issue

Vol. 128 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Articles