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Public Lecture: Teacher Profession Status in Azerbaijan
04/11/11

Public Lecture: Teacher Profession Status in Azerbaijan

Time: 16:00

Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku

Overview: This research study on teacher profession status in Azerbaijan is conducted by Center for Innovations in Education based on the survey hold by "Sigma" Development and International Partnership Research Center. This survey covers viewpoints of experienced teachers and young professionals. Research investigations highlight the issues of salary of teachers, motivation of teachers and pre - service education of students. The statistical analysis of the research concludes that the teaching profession is highly respected profession in the society and it seems more attractive than the others. In general, the outcomes of the study confirm the importance of policy on financial and social support of teachers that will ensure the quality of teaching by attestation and accreditation, and will provide resources for development of professional teachers.

Lecturer Bio: Elmina Kazimzade is Policy Research Program Director at the Centre for Innovation in Education in Azerbaijan. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the Ukrainian Institute of Psychology. Since 1995 she has been working in various international education programs under the auspices of UNICEF, OSI, and the World Bank. She has held the position of Education Director at OSI for more than seven years. Elmina juggles her time between administration, teaching and research. Elmina is a Faculty member of Applied Psychology Department at Baku State University. She is a co-author of a textbook in applied education studies which is used in the national pre-service teacher training program. Her recent publications on international comparative education are related to analysis of educational policy development and challenges in countries which are in transition.

Nigar Ismayilzada works as a Project Coordinator at Center for Innovations in Education. She is a Muskie Graduate Program Alumnus in Education and graduated from Alabama A&M University with specialization in educational management, policymaking. She has MA in Language Studies from Azerbaijan University of Languages. Nigar has worked in the field of development and administration in higher education, exchange programs during her fellowship. Also, formerly she has worked and volunteered for various organizations on the sector of youth, education and community development, and managed several small projects on higher education development.

Language: The lecture will be conducted in Azerbaijani.

Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by writing to Seymur Javadov via seymur@crrccenters.org before April 10th, 2011. Please indicate in the subject line "Teacher Profession Status"

Public Lecture: Adoption of the Law on Domestic Violence in Azerbaijan: Prospects and Challenges
03/15/11

March 15th, 2011

Public Lecture: Adoption of the Law on Domestic Violence in Azerbaijan: Prospects and Challenges

Time: 12:30

Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku

Overview: The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan 'On Prevention of Domestic Violence', which entered into its legal force in October 2010, envisages establishment of the new forms of the legal protection and support of the survivors of the family violence in Azerbaijan. The presentation based on policy research will discuss the dynamics of the relationships of the major stakeholders (namely governmental bodies, women's NGOs and international organizations) that helped to turn the initiative of the women's groups into the legal document. The presentation will be followed by the discussion of the major challenges related to the implementation of this Law in Azerbaijan.

Lecturer Bio: Yuliya Aliyeva is a Program Manager at the Caucasus Research and Resource Center, Baku. She received MA in Gender Studies from Central European University (Budapest) and BA in International Relations from Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Prior to joining CRRC, she worked for International Rescue Committee where she served as a Project Manager from 2005 to 2007. Yuliya has been participating in various research projects mainly related to gender studies since 2003 and is lecturing 'Introduction to Gender Studies' course at the 'Khazar' University.

Language: The lecture will be conducted in Russian, but the questions can be answered both in English and Azerbaijani.

Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by writing to Seymur Javadov via seymur@crrccenters.org before March 15th, 2011. Please indicate in the subject line "Adoption of the Law on Domestic Violence in Azerbaijan".

Public Lecture: What Makes Azeri Workers Happy? Anticipated Rewards and Job Satisfaction
03/10/11

Public Lecture: What Makes Azeri Workers Happy? Anticipated Rewards and Job Satisfaction

March 10th, 2011

Time: 18:30

Location: CRRC-Azerbaijan, Khazar University, 122 Bashir Safaroglu Street, Baku

Overview: Studies find that worker happiness is largely influenced by job satisfaction, and that job satisfaction is influenced by actual and anticipated rewards. Using data collected from over 1150 employees in 47 workplaces in three locales in Azerbaijan, this project identifies the extrinsic and intrinsic rewards that workers desire, and the desirability of rewards they expect to receive. Regression analysis is used to investigate the link between job satisfaction and anticipated rewards, controlling for worker and workplace characteristics. Results are compared to those found among participating workers in Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Serbia.

Lecturer Bio: Susan Linz holds PhD in Economics from University of Illinois, 1980. Professor Linz, former editor of Comparative Economic Studies, and currently on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research, and Treasurer of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, teaches courses on Comparative Economic Systems, Economic Analysis of Transition, and Analysis of the Russian Economy. Her current research focuses on factors influencing performance of workers in formerly socialist economies, with special consideration for gender and generational differences. She has conducted employee surveys in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Serbia; recently receiving funding to conduct the employee survey in Azerbaijan. Linz's publications total more than three dozen journal articles, 3 edited books, 12 book chapters, and more than a dozen miscellaneous publications. Linz has participated in numerous training programs in Russia, attended by Russian business leaders, economists and journalists.

Language: The lecture will be conducted in English.

Registration: To attend the presentation, please confirm your participation by writing to Seymur Javadov via seymur@crrccenters.org before March 9th, 2011. Please indicate in the subject line "What makes workers happy".

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