Minara Ajdar Mammadova

Minara Ajdar Mammadova

  • PhD in Psychology
  • Department of Organization of Social Work, Lecturer
  • E-mail: Minara.Mammadova@au.edu.az

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5562-8009

Short Biographical Information

  • Minara Ajdar Mammadova was born on 25 August 1962 in Baku.
  • From 1969 to 1979, she studied at Secondary School No. 36 in Baku.

Education, Academic Degrees and Academic Titles

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Psychology, 2014
  • Doctoral Candidate, Azerbaijan Institute of Education, Correctional Psychology, 2006–2013
  • Postgraduate Studies, Moscow State Pedagogical Institute named after V.I. Lenin, Oligophrenopedagogy, 1983–1985
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Preschool Pedagogy and Psychology, 1979–1983

Professional Experience

  • Lecturer, Department of Organization of Social Work, Azerbaijan University (2024–present)
  • Lecturer, Department of Psychology and Social Work, Western Caspian University (2021–2024)
  • Lecturer, Department of Pedagogy, Baku State University (2019–present)
  • Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor, Department of Correctional Education, Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University (2008–2019)
  • Research Fellow, Department of Inclusive Education, Azerbaijan Institute of Education (2006–2014)
  • Educator, Speech Therapist, and Director of Kindergarten under the Baku Oil Refinery (1983–1999)

Research interests

Correction of intellectual disabilities

  • Correctional pedagogy and psychology
  • Inclusive education
  • Social adaptation and integration of children with special needs

Scientific Publications

Books

  • Special Psychology (Textbook). Baku: Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University Press, 2023.
  • Attention Deficits in Hyperactive Children (Teaching Manual). Baku: Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University Press, 2017.

Articles 

  • The Problem of the Development of Higher Mental Functions in the Works of L.S. Vygotsky. Scientific Works of the Azerbaijan Institute of Education, 2014, No. 2, pp. 297–301.
  • Optimal Ways of Implementing Inclusive Education in Azerbaijan. Scientific Works of the Azerbaijan Institute of Education, 2018, No. 4, pp. 217–219.
  • Teacher Training for the Correctional Education Process. Proceedings of the I International Scientific Conference of Young Scholars, Ganja State University, 17–18 October 2016, pp. 84–86.
  • Characteristic Features of Primary School Children Belonging to the “Risk Group.” Proceedings of the I International Scientific Conference of Young Scholars, Ganja State University, 17–18 October 2016, pp. 114–116.
  • Integration and Social Adaptation of Children with Special Needs into Society. Proceedings of the Republican Scientific-Practical Conference, Baku, 2015, pp. 313–316.

Courses Taught

  • Clinical Foundations of Intellectual Disabilities
  • Correctional Pedagogy
  • Oligophrenopedagogy
  • Surdopedagogy (Education of the Hearing Impaired)