Baku State University

Elmina KAZIMZADE

E-mail: ekazimzade@osi-az.org
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EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES OBTAINED

Psychology Research Institute of Ukraine, Kiev, Ph.D. in Education Psychology, 1990
Moscow State University, Department of Psychology; in service training, 1985
Moscow State University, Department of Psychology, 1974-1979
PROFESSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Columbia University Teachers College, Post-graduate distance education course (non-degree) in international education policy studies, 2003
Columbia University Teachers College, Post-graduate distance education course (non-degree) in Education Program Evaluation, 2002
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education Programs Fellow, completed the "Strategic Public Sector Negotiations" executive program, 2000
Central European University - Budapest, Summer School on Education Policy Analysis, 2000
Institute for Education Policy - Budapest, Course on Applied Methods of Project design and evaluation, 2000
Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation Azerbaijan, Training course on Project Evaluation, 1999
OSI Budapest Organisational Development Department, Advanced training course on Project management, 1998

COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Education Program Advisor – The Center For Innovations In Education NGO
Higher Education Support Program OSI - Azerbaijan Academic Fellowship Program coordinator – present time
Lecturer, School of Psychology and Social Sciences Baku State University, 1992 –up to present
Education Director and Deputy Director to Executive Director of Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation – Azerbaijan, 1998- 2004
Managed projects in partnerships with Azerbaijan Ministry of Education, Azerbaijan Ministry of Youth and Sport, the Parliament of Azerbaijan, the World Bank, the Council of Europe, the European Educational Publishers’ Group, the European Association of History Teachers (EUROCLIO), the Asian Development Bank, the Eurasia Foundation, French Embassy in Azerbaijan and British Council
•Education reforms support
•Early Childhood Education development
•Education Policy development
•Public Policy
•Youth initiatives support
•NGOs participation in Education
•Citizenship Education
•Local administration involvement in education
•Higher Education Networking
•ICT Applications in Education
Education Program Officer, Early Childhood Development and Education Programs; Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances Program, UNICEF Azerbaijan, 1996 – 1997
Consultant for Psychological and Social Rehabilitation Programs, UNICEF Azerbaijan, 1995 - 1996
Teacher of Psychology, Baku State University, Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, 1979 - 1991
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Education National Committee at President Office of Azerbaijan Republic Member of the Selection Committee of Innovations in Education Funds – ESP OSI Budapest
Board Member of the Network of Education Policy Centres (NEPC) funded by OSI

LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

The History Textbook Development (2001). Proceedings of the International conference on Evaluation and Curriculum development UNESCO & Korean Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation: Seoul.
Civic Education developments in Azerbaijan: Teacher Reflections and Thoughts an article (2006), co-author. Human Rights Journal. Asia-Pacific Human Tights Information Centre (3): OSAKA
New Paradigm and Old Paradoxes in Civics Education in Azerbaijan (2006), co-author. Caucasus Context, Vol. 3 (1). Nova Publishers,
Azerbaijan (2006). co-author. Chapter in Education in a Hidden Marketplace: Monitoring of Private Tutoring, ESP OSI: Budapest
Chapter in How NGOs React: Globalization and Education Reform in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia. Kumarian Press: NY
Azerbaijan case (2008), co-author. Chapter in External Examination System: Reliability, Robustness, and Resilience. Cambria Press Inc.: NY
OSI’s Education Support Program/Network of Education Policy Centres: NY USA 2010
Coercion or Compulsion: Parental Informal Payments, (co-author). Journal of European Education, 2, 2009
Divided Education: Divided Citizens, (co-author). International Comparative Research, Zagreb, NEPC 2009
AZERBAIJAN - The Changing Status of the Teaching Profession in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan: Implications for Teacher Education – (co-author). Chapter in International Handbook on Teacher Education Worldvide. Issues and Challenges. Vol.1&2 Atrapos , Athens 2010
In the Margins: Minority Education in Central Asia. Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 5(1), 2011
Emerging From the Shadow: A Comparative Qualitative Exploration of PT Phenomenon: Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia, (co-author), Network of Education Policy Centers (NEPC) Zagreb Croatia, 2013
Azerbaijan: The Role of Teachers in Curriculum Reform (2014), co-author. Chapter in Education in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Bloomsbury Publishing: London- NY.
Who is the school leader in post-transition Azerbaijan?, (2014), co-author. Educational leadership and Leadership Education in Asia, College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines: Baguio
WB & Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan & SIGMA Research Center for Development and International Collaboration: Baku
Facing the Research Challenges: Lessons Learned from Monitoring Studies on Education Reforms in Azerbaijan (2016), co-author . Chapter in Reimagining Utopias: Theory and Method for Educational Research in Post-Socialist Contexts. Series: Bold Visions in Educational Research. Sense Publishers: Texas Austin, (in press)
Learners: Teacher Perception of Professional Development in the Context of Azerbaijan’s Curriculum Reform co-author Ulviyya Mikayilova. Voprosi Obrazovaniya, Moscow 07/06/2016
Facing the Research Challenges: Lessons Learned from Monitoring Studies on Education Reforms in Azerbaijan (in co-authorship with U. MIkayilova) Reimagining Utopias Theory and Method for Educational research in post-socialist contexts (kitabın red. İveta Silova), SENSE PUBLISHERS, s. 181-199

Relevant Project Experience

Data collecting, implementation of focus groups and individual interviews, data analysis, on site observation, report preparation
Team Member, Evaluation of Step by Step Early Childhood Education Program Impact and Usefulness of the In-Service Teacher-Training Component, an objective-oriented study for Open Society Institute and Teachers College, Columbia University, Azerbaijan, 2002
Review of policy documents, implementation of individual interviews with key policy makers and other stakeholders, field observations, data analysis, report preparation
Team Member, Early Childhood Education Reform in Azerbaijan: Move Towards Equal Access and Better Quality of Early Childhood Services, a policy analysis qualitative research for Open Society Institute and Teachers College, Columbia University, Azerbaijan, 2003
Data collecting, conducting the focus groups and individual interviews, data analysis, on site observation, report development
Project manager, Private Tutoring Monitoring study Project supported by Open Society Institute Education Support institute Budapest and OSI Assistance Foundation Azerbaijan 2004-2005
Defining the Research Methodologies, development the Interviews protocols, data analysis, report development Project manager, Parents informal Payments in Education Comparative Study Project supported by Open Society Institute Education Support institute Budapest and OSI Assistance Foundation Azerbaijan 2006-2007