Introduction to Economics and Interactive Methods of Teaching Economics
Like previous year, Economic Research Centre defined certain criteria to select economics teachers for the workshop this year too. These criteria dealt with following aspects: involvement in courses raising professional skills, participant teaching experience, regional representation, and age limit (no older than 50 years), knowledge of languages (Russian and English), and gender balance.(See att. 7) The Centre, having made an appeal to the Ministry of Education in this respect, achieved its objectives. There were selected 28 participants to participate at this training. This year for the selection of participants we officially addressed to the Ministry for Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan for help and received positive feedback. Thus, the Ministry instructed Head Consultant of Common Education Department on village districts, Sabir Hamidov to get in touch with Educational Departments of Guba, Gusar, Khachmaz, Davachi, Siyazan districts to take appropriate steps towards selection of participants for the seminar. After the selection, they addressed list of participants to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Economic Research Centre with official letter.