Azerbaijan  

Author(s)

• Margarita Kolcheva

Reviewer

Nadia Koltcheva, Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology, New Bulgarian University

Abstract

Our literature review provides information regarding attempts to establish educational practises for promoting the improvement of social and emotional competences in young children in Azerbaijan. Together with UNICEF, the Azerbaijan government implemented the Basic Life Skills program, which is a well structured curriculum for teaching life changing skills to children. There is also the Strategy of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Children for 2020-2030, where children’s rights are prioritised, shifting the focus to fostering the children’s ability to express themselves independently, increase social activity, improve leadership qualities and address issues openly (Information on the report to be prepared by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on children's rights at the High-Level Political Forum in 2021, 2021).As a whole, it is clear that Azerbaijan has a level of awareness on how important it is to teach social and emotional skills from early childhood. This is the focus across various projects and with different strategies.

References

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