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CURRENT PROBLEMS OF HISTORY TEACHING IN UZBEKISTAN AND 

THEORIES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCIENCE 
Azimova Shokhista Salohiddinovna 

Tashkent State University of Economics 

Senior Lecturer, Department of “Social Sciences” 

 

A B S T R A C T K E Y W O R D S 

From time immemorial, our country has been an integral part of world 

civilization, a single geographical region, from the migration of various 

tribes at different stages of history, the emergence of the first city-states 

in this region to our modern statehood, and many historical events: wars 

and massacres, the Islamic Renaissance, the decline of states and khanates 

from flourishing empires, have taken an indelible place in the pages of 

our history. 

 

History, students-

youth, ancient times, 

the Middle Ages, 

modern history, source 

studies, state and 

society. 

 

Introduction 

With the help of independence, in our country, in order to restore our history and culture and convey 

it to the younger generation in its original form, from the first years, our President I.A. Karimov set the 

task of objectively recreating the history of Uzbekistan for historians, which was an important step in 

the study of history. Also, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan 

dated December 16, 1996 “On the establishment of the “Center for the New History of Uzbekistan” at 

the Academy of State and Society Building under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan” and in 

order to study and write the new history of our people, to demonstrate the great changes taking place 

in the life of our country and its global historical significance, a group of experts worked at the center 

to write and publish the “New History of Uzbekistan”. As a result of several years of hard work, a 3-

volume “History of Uzbekistan” was created in 2000. And most importantly, a number of important 

steps were taken towards the development of historical science in Uzbekistan. On October 27-28, 1993, 

on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the 

Department of "History and Source Studies" organized and held the second interregional "Historical 

Studies" on the topic "Historical Studies of Uzbekistan during the Independence Period". On December 

3-4, 2003, the Department held the third "Historical Studies" on the topic "History in Uzbekistan: 

Achievements and Problems of Development". These efforts strengthened the teaching and promotion 

of history.        

 

Methodology 

In recent years, significant changes have also occurred in the field of history. On December 27, 2017, 

the seventh "Historical Studies" was held at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the 

Republic of Uzbekistan on the topic "Historical Science in Uzbekistan: Problems and Development 



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Prospects". These events revealed the relevance of the science and the importance of its development. 

On June 30 of this year, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution "On the 

organization of the activities of the Public Council on the Recent History of Uzbekistan under the 

Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan". This document played a very important role in 

"researching and teaching the recent history of the emergence and development of national statehood 

of Uzbekistan, preparing and publishing scientific, popular science, educational and methodological, 

educational literature, and strengthening the mechanisms for integrating science with education and 

other social spheres. From the 2020-2021 academic year, the subject “The Latest History of 

Uzbekistan” will be taught to all 1st-year undergraduate students of universities. This also plays an 

important role in the formation of young people's interest in the history of their country, love for the 

homeland and the ideas of loyalty. By Presidential Decree No. 60 of January 28, 2022, the 

“Development Strategy of a New Uzbekistan for 2022–2026” was adopted. The 77th goal of this 

document is called the further development of the study and promotion of the history of Uzbekistan, 

and it is intended to implement the concept of developing history until 2030.  

 

Research Outcome 

This also indicates the attention paid to the field of history. Reforms in the state and society, as well as 

drastic changes in the higher education system, today in Uzbekistan pose a pressing task to solve a 

number of requirements and problems in the teaching of history. Today, we historians face the 

following problems related to the teaching of history in higher education institutions: - First, the 

preservation of the traditional method of teaching history; this may be due to the low material and 

technical base of the relevant higher education institution. However, organizing classes in an 

unconventional way does not require much cost. The most unfortunate thing is that the traditional 

teaching method leads to the homogeneity of the audience, even to the narrowing of students' thinking 

and reasoning. Also, the gradual fading of interest in science in some students leads to the 

underdevelopment of their talents and their gradual laziness.     – 

The problem of the potential of professors and teachers participating in the process of teaching history 

specialties and their lack of modern innovations; The lack of satisfactory organization of experience 

exchange between professors of local universities and foreign specialists within the field, conducting 

master classes, preparing grant projects and cooperation within the field is also the root of the problems 

in the field. Today, a history teacher must be knowledgeable about modern science and technologies 

in all respects and organize lessons based on interactive methods and equipment. However, there are 

still personnel in the field who cannot use new modern technologies.  

 

Discussion 

There are professors in the system who are not sufficiently prepared for lessons when entering the 

classroom, and who cannot inform students about new changes and reforms within the subject. Also, 

problems with the ethics of the teacher when initially entering the classroom also affect the quality of 

the lesson between the teacher and the student.  

– The lack of proper organization of independent study sessions by professors and teachers for students 

of the relevant specialization in history; gross errors in assigning coursework assignments within the 

specialization and accepting them from students (not up-to-date coursework writing and duplication of 

information), the lack of communication between relevant state institutions and universities in 



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internships in the subject, depending on the interest and direction of students, and the lack of 

transparency, and the infrequent implementation of field internships lead to a lack of freely formed 

knowledge and skills among students.  

– The issue of the quality of textbooks within the subject created by professors and teachers today; The 

textbooks and study guides used in teaching history are created in a traditional way, that is, the textbook 

does not contain questions and assignments based on innovative methods that encourage students to 

think about each topic (innovative textbooks available in the Finnish and Singaporean education 

systems), which leads to a decrease in thinking and logical thinking skills, which bores students and 

leads to a decrease in their ability to think and reason as a result of memorization alone.   

– The lack of electronic equipment that makes the classroom and the subject more convenient for 

students studying in the relevant disciplines, the lack of classrooms equipped based on historical 

periods, the lack of sufficient historical corners in some history faculties, the lack of sufficient attention 

paid by the leadership of the Republic to the development of the field of history and the improvement 

of the material and technical base of the history faculties of universities, also contribute to the slow 

development of the subject and its promotion. The problem of attracting students to museums and the 

low culture of museum studies, the lack of the organization of some types of museums in the subject 

areas are considered to be one of the obstacles to the growth of knowledge and skills for students of 

science.  

– It is regrettable that in the teaching of history, a compromise between religion and secularism persists; 

The lack of consideration of religious views in the creation of textbooks, and even the lack of religious 

education among professors - causes members of society whose faith is Islam and whose religious 

values are developing to retain their old-fashioned views on history and reduces the audience 

supporting the science in society.  

- Insufficient and ineffective propaganda and agitation work to develop history; One of the problems 

in the system is the fact that international and local scientific conferences are held at history faculties 

of universities for more formality, and the results are not discussed.  

 

Conclusion 

The above-mentioned problems in universities related to teaching history are the most serious obstacles 

to the processes related to the development and teaching of history in modern Uzbekistan. To overcome 

this problem, first of all, the government should be able to prioritize the issue, seek solutions to the 

problem in cooperation with organizations and institutions responsible for the development of science, 

establish material support for the radical reform of the relevant faculties of universities and the creation 

of a material and technical base, develop cooperation between relevant educational and research 

institutions and foreign institutions within the framework of science, and consider the introduction of 

advanced practices in relevant institutions of our country as an important priority task. By solving the 

problems highlighted above, searching for and finding solutions, it is possible to have theories for the 

development of science. 

 

Acknowledgement 

I express my gratitude to all historians and research services in Uzbekistan who contribute to the 

development of the discipline of history. 

 



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