Education in Nakhchivan: Stages of Development and Future Perspectives
Authors: Khalilov T. 
Published: May 2021

The main reason for this is that to reveal the development of educational history in the regions and the factors affecting this development, to opine the results gained in the field of education are important matters for our present and modern pedagogical science. That is, the research problem today is of social and political importance according to its pedagogical significance. On the other hand, this aspect, above all, serves the completeness and enrichment of the history of pedagogical thought in the country and helps to identify opportunities for the use of progressive traditions today. Although the history of education and training in Nakhchivan has its own specific features, the school and pedagogical ideas formed in this area are an integral part of all-Azerbaijani pedagogy. This educational experience is mainly conditioned by the national and cultural characteristics of the indigenous population of the region — the Azerbaijani Turks. The investigation of the development trends of national schools in the region, the formation of the Azerbaijani school and pedagogical ideas, and the study of a very important part of the development stages give a complementary and enriching nature to the research process. The success of the complex and difficult path through the various stages of the multidisciplinary education system is so interesting and multifaceted that each author's view of this process sheds a bright light on new realities, opens the way to suggestions, new ideas and considerations that serve progress. It is of particular importance to study the enlightenment movement in Nakhchivan, to discover its fruitful results, to identify pedagogical conceptions, the state of schools and public education, the factors influencing its development on a progressive basis. Because Nakhchivan is the land of Azerbaijan with long history, rich material and cultural monuments and ancient educational culture. Even in the Neolithic period, local tribes lived here, engaged in various economic and art fields, as well as in primitive training and educational works. The aim of the study. To analyze the features of the development of education in Nakhchivan period of independence, to examine the problems of integration, renewal and modernization of education. The aim is to examine the features of the development of education in Nakhchivan during the independence period, to examine in detail the services provided by our Great Leader Heydar Aliyev in the development of education in Nakhchivan, to determine the necessary conditions for the development of education. Research objectives. A number of complex tasks have been planned to achieve this goal. - To examine the activities of our great leader Heydar Aliyev in the development of education in Nakhchivan during the period of independence and in the implementation of education policy; - Determining the influence of the political, economic, cultural and scientific environment supporting the development of education in Nakhchivan during the independence period; - To analyze the factors determining the development of education in Nakhchivan during the independence period; - To research the implementation of education reforms in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic depending on the development of education in the country. Research methodology. Guiding documents of classical educators on the development of education, our state's reform programs, orders, wise thoughts. Research methods. Theoretical, historical and comparative analysis is the examination of the sources related to the subject and archive documents, the generalization, grouping and systematization of the written sources related to the research. Research innovation. Our research is being developed for the first time in the Republic of Azerbaijan including Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. For the first time since independence, the development of education in Nakhchivan is being studied extensively.