SCHOOL OF BUSINESS,
TECNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Direction:Education
Position:Associate Professor





Tamar Bregvadze  is an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Ilia State University, research coordinator/national project manager of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in Georgia and research coordinator for the National Assessment and Evaluation Center of Georgia (NAEC). She is a member of the National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts (European University Association/Erasmus+ Georgia), a member of the National Council of Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions and a former board member of the Network of Education Policy Centers (Zagreb, Croatia).

Tamar Bregvadze holds PhD in education (Ilia State University, Georgia). An overarching theme of her research is quality management in education. She has worked as a consultant for the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and as a researcher in local and international research teams on projects related to various aspects of general and higher education, such as science management, higher education curriculum development, higher education internationalization and organizational development of education institutions.

Scientific interests / research interests

Quality management in education, higher education internationalization, science management, organizational development of educational institutions

Featured publications

Jokić, B (Ed.), Bregvadze, T., Kazimzade, E., Kirss,L., Ristić Dedić,Z., & Soldo,A. (2015). Emerging from the shadow: A comparative qualitative exploration of private tutoring in Eurasia. Network of Education Policy Centers. Zagreb, Croatia;

Bregvadze, T. (2012). Analysing the shadows: Private Tutoring as a descriptor of education system in Georgia. International Education Studies, 5(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v5n6p80

Network of Education Policy Centers (NEPC) (2011). Civil rights and obligations are connected to environmental issues in the curricula? A comparative analysis of education for sustainability content in 9 European countries. Zargeb, Croatia;

National Erasmus + office Georgia (2017). The role of universities in regional development;

Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, National Erasmus+ office Georgia (2016). The problem of plagiarism and its perception in Georgia;  http://erasmusplus.org.ge/en/publications

Bregvadze, T, & Medjad, K (2014). Research performance in Georgia: analysis and recommendations. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia;

National Erasmus + office Georgia (2014). PhD quality enhancement in Georgia;

Books

Jokić, B (Ed.), Bregvadze, T., Kazimzade, E., Kirss,L., Ristić Dedić,Z., & Soldo,A. (2015). Emerging from the shadow: A comparative qualitative exploration of private tutoring in Eurasia. Network of Education Policy Centers. Zagreb, Croatia;

An extensive list of publications

Jokić, B (Ed.), Bregvadze, T., Kazimzade, E., Kirss,L., Ristić Dedić,Z., & Soldo,A. (2015). Emerging from the shadow: A comparative qualitative exploration of private tutoring in Eurasia. Network of Education Policy Centers. Zagreb, Croatia;

Bregvadze, T. (2012). Analysing the shadows: Private Tutoring as a descriptor of education system in Georgia. International Education Studies, 5(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ies.v5n6p80

Network of Education Policy Centers (NEPC) (2011). Civil rights and obligations are connected to environmental issues in the curricula? A comparative analysis of education for sustainability content in 9 European countries. Zargeb, Croatia;

National Erasmus + office Georgia (2017). The role of universities in regional development;

Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, National Erasmus+ office Georgia (2016). The problem of plagiarism and its perception in Georgia;  http://erasmusplus.org.ge/en/publications

Bregvadze, T, & Medjad, K (2014). Research performance in Georgia: analysis and recommendations. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia;

National Erasmus + office Georgia (2014). PhD quality enhancement in Georgia;

UNICEF Georgia. (2013). Survey of water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in public schools

International Institute for Education Policy Planning and Management. (2013). Strategic Development of Higher Education and Science in Georgia. Policy Analysis of Higher Education according to Five Strategic Directions. Higher Education and Employment;

International Institute for Education Policy Planning and Management. (2012). Study of education access and equity in Georgia;

International Institute for Education Policy Planning and Management. (2011). Examining Private Tutoring in Georgia;

Loughna, S, Bregvadze, T, & Partskhaladze, N. (2010). Not displaced, Out of place. Norwegian Refugee Council. Tbilisi, Georgia;

International Institute for Education Policy Planning and Management. (2008). Decentralisation of the general education system in Georgia

International Institute for Education Policy Planning and Management. (2008). Performance evaluation of the Teachers Professional Development Center, Georgia.

 

Current Courses

Course Catalog

  • Research by Qualitative Methods;
  • Research II (Qualitative research and data analysis);
  • Doctoral Colloquium 2;
  • Doctoral Colloquium 3;
  • Research with Quantitative Methods;
  • Master’s Thesis (Education Administration)
  • Research with Quantitative Methods;
  • Doctoral Colloquium 1;
  • Doctoral Colloquium 2;
  • Education Policy;
  • Quality Management in Higher Education (ENG)
  • Research methods in Social Sciences / 2018/ Autumn semester, Master’s level
  • Education system: comparative analysis/2018/Autumn semester, Master’s level
  • Quality management in Higher Education/2018/Spring semester, Master’s level
  • Quantitative methods  in research /2018/ Spring semester, Master’s level
  • Social Science research methods/Bachelor’s level
  • Education policy and general education in Georgia/Master’s level