FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF MONITORING OF THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE RESEARCH OF DOMESTIC SCIENTISTS

Abstract

In the article the importance for present time of providing of the quality of education in general and higher in particular is reasonable, the results of researches of the Ukrainian scientists of the system of monitoring of the quality of the higher education in foreign countries in the context of transformation of society and reformation of Ukrainian establishments of the higher education are presented. Scientific work of foreign researchers of the problems of generalization of the experience of the educational monitoring of the quality of the higher education in the different types of educational establishments and activity of the specially created international organizations and, first of all, agencies from control of the quality of education is analysed. Activity of the different institutes of control is reflected after the quality of education in establishments of the higher education of Ukraine. It is well-proven that the primary objective of activity of the last is determination of optimal ways of upgrading of educational process and acceptance of corresponding administrative decisions. Different approaches to the essence of the concepts «internationalization of education», «the quality of education», «monitoring», theoretical, methodological and organizational aspects of monitoring the quality of higher education, which are represented by Ukrainian and foreign scientists, are exposed. It is established that in the context of internationalization of education there is a combination of approaches to monitoring the quality of education, which is determined internally, at the external level, represented by national accreditation and international organization on standardization; procedure for qualitative analysis of internationalization.

The key role of monitoring in improving the quality of education has been identified. It is proved that the quality of higher education is recognized as a priority for the development of the modern information society, the main strategy of educational policy of developed countries. It is substantiated that the monitoring of the quality of education is aimed at ensuring compliance with the relevant standards of education in the activities of educational institutions and the provision of high quality educational services to society.