TOOLS FOR MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF EDUCATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF AUTONOMY OF KAZAKHSTAN’S UNIVERSITIES

The purpose of the research is to analyze the implementation and perception by the academic community of the main tools for control and quality assurance of higher education as preventive control and accreditation.
Methodology. The method of analysis of secondary data obtained from open sources of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Education and Science, the Center for the Bologna Process and Academic Mobility, the Information and Analytical Center under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan was used. Content analysis of legislation, strategic and program documents, national reports, speeches was also carried out. In addition, a mixed research method was used as an expert survey (758 respondents) and an expert interview (14 people).
The originality / value of the research lies in conducting a study based on the opinions of employees and teachers of Kazakhstani universities to determine the level of their perception of preventive control and accreditation.
Findings. As a result of the analysis of the assessment of preventive control and accreditation and the perception of universities, more positive assessment of accreditation than of preventive control was revealed. The survey results proved that despite the rejection of state certification, the elements and approach in preventive control remain «bureaucratic» and «limiting the autonomy of universities».
Considering the positive perception of independent accreditation by the academic community, today the question is brewing as to whether it is already relevant to use these two tools in parallel with duplicate goals (achieving quality, improving quality) in quality assurance.

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