UNDERSTANDING FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNANCE IN KAZAKHSTAN
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Date
2012-08
Authors
Sarinzhipov, Asian
Sagintayeva, A.
Kurakbayev, Kairat
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"In this paper, we have examined faculty perceptions of the current state of higher
education governance in Kazakhstan. The purpose was to analyse the faculty's opinions and
attitudes towards governance in their institutions. Several conclusions can be drawn from
the findings. The first is that faculty was mostly unsatisfied with their level of involvement
in governance, particularly in terms of the ways in which they communicate with upper
management. Faculty would like to see proper feedback mechanisms in their communication
channels with Vice Rectors and Rectors. Interestingly, the majority of faculty respondents
claim that contemporary governance systems cannot respond appropriately to new social
and academic realities. Most faculty members take their inactiveness for granted as they do
not feel that their decisions will have an impact on institutional governance. However, the
research has shown that faculty members are involved at the departmental level and feel
comfortable about that." - ...