Academic Autonomy of Domestic Universities

Abstract

Research problem. The process of becoming autonomous of higher education institutions should be based on the realization that university autonomy is a system of self-governance of universities.University autonomy involves the democratization of the educational process, increasing the responsibility of higher education institutions for the results of their work before society, as well as for the quality of education, responsibility for the implementation and observance of academic freedoms and values.The purpose of the article is to analyze various aspects of the process of formation of academic autonomy of domestic universities.To realize the goal of our research, the following theoretical and empirical methods were used: theoretical analysis, comparison and comparison -to determine the state of disclosure of the problem of research in modern pedagogical and psychological scientific literature, study of Internet resources, work experience of scientific pedagogical workers of higher schools of Ukraine -diagnosis (survey -questionnaire, conversation; observation -pedagogical observation, self-observation, testing).Scientific novelty. The need for a more detailed study of various aspects of the autonomy of modern domestic universities is determined.Conclusions. 1. The main directions that give rise to the autonomy of universities are: 1) education -scientific research; 2) education -education; 3) state administration -autonomy. 2. There is a need to update the role of personnel autonomy of the university in the field of concluding labor agreements (contracts) with scientific and pedagogical staff. 3. It is important to reduce the total time spent by the teacher on teaching work and redistribute it in favor of scientific research activities. 4. It is necessary to maintain the academic status that allows generating scientific achievements, educating the intellectual elite, forming the spiritual potential of society as the basis of the university's academic autonomy. 5. The essence and content of the principle of university autonomy needs further clarification.