SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
3-YEAR TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAM UNDERWAY IN AZERBAIJAN
The first workshop coupled with the goals and future perspectives of the teacher’s training program within the IREX’s program dealing with the training of teachers in social sciences (history, geography, natural history, civil education) in secondary schools for 2003-2006 took place at the international press-center.
The project has been implemented since last year. Its goal is to promote training of teachers in Azerbaijan, widening of possibilities for education bodies and teachers.
Minister of Education Misir Mardanov rated this project to be developed in three stages as a purposive step and stressed that program would assist teachers and develop a new curriculum for teachers’ training.
The workshop involves program’s director Emili Dickson, Chairman of the Milli Majlis permanent commission on science and education matters Shahlar Asgarov, heads of some universities, representatives of education NGOs.
The program is financed by the section of education and culture of the US Department of State within the frames of the “Freedom Support Act”