THE REFORM OF KAZAKHSTAN'S EDUCATION SYSTEM

Abstract

The subject of this article is the analysis of the conflicting rhetorical issues in solving problems of education quality in Kazakhstan’s higher education system. An attem pt is first made in this paper to analyze the official docum ents defining and guaranteeing higher education quality in Kazakhstan, followed by a critique of the logical inadequacies internal to these docum ents. As well, discrepancies between stated and official aims and goals and practices to be found in national universities are reviewed. The author contends that in the end, higher education means and ends which are legislatively confirm ed as a com m on standard by the Governm ent run counter to international trends. Rather than making new information sources available and encouraging thefree-flow of ideas, “quality education” in Kazakhstan’s higher education model continues to diminish such possibilities.