The role of rankings in higher education policy: Coercive and normative isomorphism in Kazakhstani higher education

Saule Anafinova

International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, vol. 78, issue C

Abstract: The present study aims to investigate the role of rankings in Kazakhstani higher education policy and their influence on a group of national universities in Kazakhstan. The analysis draws attention to the role of the Kazakhstani government and accreditation agencies in developing coercive and normative isomorphism in Kazakhstani higher education. The analysis of university missions and development strategies of a group of universities with a special status has revealed that national universities are pushed towards an Anglo-American model of a research university. Further research is suggested to assess the response of Kazakhstani higher education institutions (HEIs) to these coercive and normative pressures.

Keywords: Global rankings; Coercive isomorphism; Normative isomorphism; Mimetic isomorphism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102246

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