Quality Assessment of Higher Education in Kazakhstan (Based on Sociological Survey Results)

In this article some results of sociological research conducted within the framework of project "The Kazakhstan model of education : international experience, national traditions" (2011P.) at support of Fund of the First President - Leader of Nation are presented for determination of relation of young scientists and students to the conducted transformations of the system of formation of RK. A research aim is an exposure of relation of young scientists and students of different Kazakhstan Institutions of higher learning to basic components of processes of transformation of an education system of RK. Authors undertook a sociological study the method of questionnaire, with participation 1500 students, undergraduates, doctoral candidates 12 institutions of higher learning from all regions of Kazakhstan. Within the limits of the project is undertook focus group research, materials of in-depth interview are collected. Exposing this theme, authors draw conclusion that innovative processes what be going on today in the field of Kazakhstan education, in spite of complications and contradictions, collect force, that is stimulated by the change of character of socioeconomic relations, requirements of labor-market and world standards in area of education and human development. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<bold> </bold>