Khadija Rustam Rustamova

FORMATION OF EXISTENTIAL SKILLS AND THE IMPORTANCE  OF WOMEN'S EDUCATION

Abstract. This article reflects the issue of the role of women in the formation of existential skills in the educational process. Autor, characterizing information related approaches to existentialism focuses on the important aspects of the educated women. It is noted that it is possible to build an effective work system with an innovative and creative approach to the tasks given in the textbook to develop existentialism in the “History of Azerbaijan” lessons in general education schools. In the article some points regarding the role played by educated women in the history of Azerbaijan, in the struggle for statehood – Hamida Khanum Javanshir’s help to victims during the national massacre, poems written by Ummugulsum, the first female poetess in the history of our republic, in the spirit of anti-colonial struggle, are shown as examples of existential skills that can prevent existential threats against our nation and statehood. Also, about the girls’ schools operating in the territory of Azerbaijan were discussed, and it is emphasized that our republic gave women the right to vote sooner and without any restrictions than many democratic countries. Also, it is emphasized that better mastering of humanitarian subjects, especially history, by girls among students studying in general secondary schools, as well as the fact that female teachers are more restrained and caring in the training and education process, as well as, the fact that more than 80% of the 150,000 teacher contingent working in Azerbaijan’s educational institutions are made up of women can increase the efficiency of the existential development process and that these factors will contribute to ensuring the curriculum principles. At the same time, the work planned to be implemented worldwide by international organizations in the direction of increasing women’s education and the steps taken by our country in this direction are discussed.

Key words: exsistensialism, exsistensial intelligence, education of women, the importance of education