THEORY AND HISTORY OF EDUCATION: TRAJECTORY OF ACTIVITY

The article is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It reflects the attitude to  the scientific research carried out at the institute, including the Department of Theory and History of Education, one of its leading departments, and the scientific creativity of the scientists who worked and formed in this department. The historical path of the department is analyzed from the scientific and pedagogical point of view and the results of the researches carried out at the present time are summarized. The article names Alexander Makovelsky, Boris Komarovsky, Bekir Chobanzade, Mardan Muradkhanli, Zakaria Mehdizade, Mehdi Mehdizade and other prominent scientists, noting that they have made great contributions to the science of pedagogy. It is clear from the research that research topics on the theory and history of education are devoted to extremely topical pedagogical problems. In this regard, we draw attention to the following problems studied: Application of the principle of development orientation in the learning process; Scientific and theoretical bases of modernization of education; Optimization of the training process; Possibilities of realization of innovations with application of new pedagogical technologies and ICT; Formation of intellectual property culture in students; General pedagogical issues of preparation of reserve textbooks; Pedagogical bases of assessment of student's achievements; Improving the learning environment in secondary schools; Formation of economic knowledge and skills in students; Mechanisms for organizing educational work with students, etc. In general, the research reflects innovative approaches based on the real needs and requirements of society.