Minister: efforts should be taken in Armenia to rehabilitate system of preschool education
03.10.2007,
00:03
Efforts should be taken in Armenia to rehabilitate the system of preschool education, said Minister of Education Levon Mkrtchyan during the round-table “Educational reforms and problems of preschool education in the modern stage.”
YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. Efforts should be taken in Armenia to rehabilitate the system of preschool education, said Minister of Education Levon Mkrtchyan during the round-table “Educational reforms and problems of preschool education in the modern stage.”
He said that today the system of Armenia’s preschool education is the weakest link in the sphere of education.
“The material and technical basis are almost fully worn out, teachers’ and educators’ staff was for a long time had no possibility to upgrade their professional skills, and the political filed is extremely liberal, that gives a chance to anyone to form a structure and work with children of preschool age,” he said.
Mkrtchyan believes that these three main shortages are the cause that as compared to other countries in the region the level of involvement of Armenian children in the sphere of preschool education is very low.
“To overcome the situation it is necessary to take serious steps to take these establishments out of the local self-government institutions,” he said.
Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration Vache Terteryan pointed out that Armenia’s Government attaches great importance to the role of the preschool education in the issue of bringing up the rising generation, and the approval of the Law “On preschool education” is a bright example of this.
“We have a big field for activity, as preschool education is one of the leading spheres of education and as a first link of all the structure it plats an important role in the formation of competition and effective system of education,” he said.
Sheldon Yett from the Armenian office of UNICEF said that children must attend preschool establishments to be psychologically ready for entering the system of comprehensive education and optimally behave in school.
Director of the National Education Institute of the Ministry of Education and Science Noryar Ghukasyan said that the main aim of the round-table was to elaborate a strategy for preschool education, which is called to systemize and provide effective cooperation between the government, local self-governing bodies, system of education, country’s regions and international organizations.
The round-table was organized by the Ministry of Education and Science together with UNICEF. Representatives from the Government, National Assembly, International and Public Organizations, as well as heads of regional administrations participate in it.
According to the Ministry of Education and Science, there are 768 state preschool establishments in Armenia, 166 out of which are in Yerevan and 602 in the all regions of the country. –0--
He said that today the system of Armenia’s preschool education is the weakest link in the sphere of education.
“The material and technical basis are almost fully worn out, teachers’ and educators’ staff was for a long time had no possibility to upgrade their professional skills, and the political filed is extremely liberal, that gives a chance to anyone to form a structure and work with children of preschool age,” he said.
Mkrtchyan believes that these three main shortages are the cause that as compared to other countries in the region the level of involvement of Armenian children in the sphere of preschool education is very low.
“To overcome the situation it is necessary to take serious steps to take these establishments out of the local self-government institutions,” he said.
Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration Vache Terteryan pointed out that Armenia’s Government attaches great importance to the role of the preschool education in the issue of bringing up the rising generation, and the approval of the Law “On preschool education” is a bright example of this.
“We have a big field for activity, as preschool education is one of the leading spheres of education and as a first link of all the structure it plats an important role in the formation of competition and effective system of education,” he said.
Sheldon Yett from the Armenian office of UNICEF said that children must attend preschool establishments to be psychologically ready for entering the system of comprehensive education and optimally behave in school.
Director of the National Education Institute of the Ministry of Education and Science Noryar Ghukasyan said that the main aim of the round-table was to elaborate a strategy for preschool education, which is called to systemize and provide effective cooperation between the government, local self-governing bodies, system of education, country’s regions and international organizations.
The round-table was organized by the Ministry of Education and Science together with UNICEF. Representatives from the Government, National Assembly, International and Public Organizations, as well as heads of regional administrations participate in it.
According to the Ministry of Education and Science, there are 768 state preschool establishments in Armenia, 166 out of which are in Yerevan and 602 in the all regions of the country. –0--
