DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

The Ph.D. in Education Policy and Management aims to train researchers and educational leaders who have systemic and critical understanding of the discipline, who are able to make original and significant contribution to knowledge in the field of education policy and management, as well as capable of qualitatively transforming the education system at the level of an organization, region or country.

1. Demonstrate a systemic and critical understanding of a substantial and complex body of knowledge at the frontier of a discipline, engage in critical reflection, synthesis and evaluation of theories, methodologies and empirical results for solving fundamental research issues in the area of specialization – educational policy and management;
2. Demonstrate expert, specialized cognitive, technical and research skills in the discipline to function as an independent and intellectually autonomous researcher who is able to make a substantial contribution to a discipline or area of professional practice in the sphere of education.
3. Ethical and transformative leadership:
4. Become critical leaders, policymakers and scholars who are able to apply theory of education policy and management in professional practice;
5. Interpret and communicate knowledge of education that informs research, policy, and managerial practice to professional and expert community to promote quality and equity in education;
6. Strictly follow academic, pedagogical and leadership ethical principles in research, teaching and managerial practice.

Education Policy and Management is a multidisciplinary field that can qualify you to work as an administrator, an education expert in government and private agencies, a lobbyist, a curriculum designer, an advisor in legislative and legal settings, or an analyst.

Here are a few of the academic job titles open to those who hold a doctorate in education policy and management: Researcher, School Principal, University Dean, Education Policy Analyst, or Program Evaluator.

Ph.D. in Education Policy and Management holders also work outside the education system, in national nonprofits concerned with education, policy think tanks, and government agencies.

• Heather McCollum, Ed.D. (Harvard Graduate School of Education, USA)
• Askat Tleuov, Ph.D. (University of Bath, Bath, UK)
• Jihye Shin, Ph.D. (Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA)
• Juldyz Smagulova, Ph.D. (King’s College London, London, UK)
• Konstantinos Kristofer Dimitriou, Ph.D. (University of Bath, Bath, UK)
• Maganat Shegebayev, DBA (KIMEP University, Kazakhstan, Almaty)
• Timothy Barnett, Ph.D. (Graduate University, California, USA)

• Copy of a diploma confirming the completion of a graduate degree “master”
• Copy of transcripts (diploma supplement) with grades

• IELTS – at least 5,5
• TOEFL IBT – at least 46
• TOEFL PBT – at least 453

• At least 3 years of experience in academia;
• At least two professional letters of recommendation;
• Official GMAT score of at least 600 or equivalent KGET 20/50
• A brief research proposal:
• This proposal should state the candidate’s area of research interests, research questions and methodological approach to undertake your research.
• To develop a successful proposal, you need to familiarize with current research through literature review in the area and identify research gaps, thus creating an original research proposal.
• An interview with a program admissions committee.

College of Humanities and Education
Dr. Maganat Shegebayev, Chair of the Department of Education
E-mail: magas@kimep.kz
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