Development of Organizational Culture and Educational Traditions of a University: Experience of School of Adviser Curators

Abstract

The article summarizes 10 years of innovative work experience of the School of Curators and Advisers
(SCA) at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Educational activity in higher education has its own
characteristics, differs from the school area of activity. It is more professionally oriented, includes the
development of common competencies – communication, resilience, stress resistance, creativity, etc.
The article reflects the development of new approaches to the educational work of the university. The
purpose of the article is to summarize the practical experience of the School of Advisers and Curators at
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, to identify important areas of development of the academic environment
through the experience of conducting trainings on educational work, the development of the
organizational culture of teachers and educational traditions, strategies and technologies in university
education. Great importance in higher education is attached to the academic environment, the improvement
of organizational culture, and through it the development of the social capital of the university. The
main task of work of SCA is to increase the educational competence of curators. As part of the implementation
of this task, as the authors note, thanks to the use of training methods for advanced training, the
exchange of teachers’ experience, and the creative atmosphere, the functions of relieving social tension
in the team, elements of social therapy, establishing communication, and thus increasing the intellectual
and social capital of teachers and organizations, were additionally performed., According to the survey,
in which about 300 curators took part, more than 90% of teachers note the usefulness of the trainings.
The SWOT-analysis of innovative experience was made.
Key words: educational theory, curator, adviser, social capital, academic environment.