DIAGNOSTIC REPORT

The final report on the first phase (2013) of the “Development of the strategic directions for education reform in Kazakh- stan for 2015-2020” project was implemented by the Graduate School of Education at Nazarbayev University on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The purpose of this research is to conduct a diagnosis of the education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the educational system and the subsequent identification of areas for further modernization at each level

DIAGNOSTIC REPORT

The final report on the first phase (2013) of the “Development of the strategic directions for education reform in Kazakh- stan for 2015-2020” project was implemented by the Graduate School of Education at Nazarbayev University on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The purpose of this research is to conduct a diagnosis of the education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the educational system and the subsequent identification of areas for further modernization at each level

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF EDUCATION REFORMS IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

This research attracts attention to the issues of policy assessment, government accountability, and monitoring and evaluation. For the purposes of this study, Kazakhstan – a young independent state which emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union – was taken as a sample country, and the general grand-scale public sphere was narrowed to the education sector. On the example of one particular education reform – transitioning to the 12-year schooling – the research demonstrates how monitoring and evaluation can help in assessing a policy reform, in involving all the groups of stakeholders and in achieving policy goals more effectively. As a part of this study, the first nation-wide project on monitoring and evaluation of education reforms was launched and implemented in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This research reveals the evidence for applying monitoring and evaluation as a powerful public management tool and demonstrates why monitoring and evaluation should become an essential part of the education policy development and implementation processes in Kazakhstan