Analysis of the development of the classification system for areas of higher education in the field of physical education and sports in Kazakhstan

Abstract

This article presents a comparative, retrospective study of the development of the Kazakh classification system of specialties/directions/training programs in the system of higher and postgraduate education, as well as the representation of physical education and sports educational programs in the classification system since the period of independence. The relevance of the article is due to the fact that the classifier is of key importance for the management of educational resources and planning of the admission company, as well as for compliance with modern labor market requirements and international standards. Authorized agencies strive to constantly improve it, and researchers are actively studying this tool. The authors have studied the system of development and formation of the classification system of the country, the total number of fields and the representation of fields for the training of physical education and sports specialists. It is revealed that the classification system had significant changes since independence, in addition to the fact that the classifier has become closer to international standards, and instead of specialties there are training areas, the current classifier has become more enlarged and has decreased by more than 2 times since 1996. The representation of specialties/directions of the physical education and sports direction differed in different years of the functioning of the classification system (from 1 to 3), and the last change made to the classifier of 2018, which added the direction of training "Sport", significantly expanded the training opportunities.