The role of digital technologies in higher education institutions: The case of Kazakhstan
Nurtayeva D. Kredina A. Kireyeva A. Satybaldin A. Ainakul N.
2024LLC CPC Business Perspectives
Problems and Perspectives in Management
2024#22Issue 1562 - 577 pp.
The ways of education development are changing, which is largely determined by the introduction of digital technologies and the desire to improve the efficiency of management of educational processes at universities. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the challenges and opportunities in universities related to the use of digital technologies (social media tools, digital online platforms, digital learning platforms) in higher education institutions in Kazakhstan. A sample included respondents (N = 69) from 16 educational institutions in Kazakhstan that combined teaching (conducting training courses or working with students) and administrative management (management or planning of the educational process). The data were obtained using an offline questionnaire and processed using SWOT methodology. Representatives from 16 public and private universities responded to the questionnaire: the rector (2%) and two vice-rectors (3%), deans of faculties (23%), directors, and heads of various departments of universities (71%) were interviewed (managers are engaged in teaching). As a result, six thematic outcomes demonstrated the opportunities for technology application in education: enhancing management quality, motivation, access to electronic resources and materials, transparency and objectivity in grading, the possibility of implementing distance learning, and simplification of routine tasks. It is also noteworthy to mention five thematic outcomes as challenges, which encompassed issues with security, technical errors, reduced communication, dependency, and complexities in grading.
digital technology , education , educational institutions , higher education , Kazakhstan , management , university
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Faculty of Economics, Turan University, Kazakhstan
Finance and Accounting Department, Faculty of Basic and Higher Education, University of International Business named K. Sagadiyev, Kazakhstan
Institute of Economics CS MSHE RK, Kazakhstan
Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Turan University, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Economics
Finance and Accounting Department
Institute of Economics CS MSHE RK
Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs
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