The Institute of Education Policy is engaged in research, writing, and organizing training events with the goal of improving curricula, developing administration methods, and keeping policymakers informed.

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See our powerpoint presentation: Khazar IEP ENG 2014a

Areas of Study

Curriculum and Instruction:

• Curriculum Theory
• Instructional Theory
• Curriculum Organization
• Designs for Instruction (elementary, secondary and higher education levels)
• General Foundation of Education

Educational Administration:

• Foundations in Educational Administration
• Management Studies in Education (Organization, management and development of schools, colleges as professional establishments, leadership and management in educational establishments)
• Educational Policies and Planning in Azerbaijan (including Education Law)
• Economics and Finance of Education
• Organization and Administration of Higher Education
• Observation and Evaluation of Instruction and Personnel

Comparative and International Education:

• Historical Development of Comparative Education
• Research Methods in Comparative Education
• Education Systems; primary, secondary, and higher education models

History and Philosophy of Education:

• Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Sociology of Education
• History of Education
• History of Higher Education
• Case Studies: Education in USA, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Japan
• Education in Developing Countries (including case studies in China, India, Turkey, Azerbaijan)

Educational Psychology:

• Psychological Foundations of Education
• Principles of Social Psychology (and Human Development)
• Learning and Motivation
• Psychometrics
• Quantitative Methods (Experimental Design, Statistical inference, Correlation, Regression, Factor analysis, Multivariable methods, Qualitative Data)
• Research Methodology (Computer Methods, Statistical Models)

Principles for Subject Introduction and Social Group Education:

• Foreign language education
• Science education
• Health and life Science education
• Special education
• Single subject instruction
• Religions education
• Education of minorities
• Multiple Subject Instruction