Rakhimova Magrifa Rakhimovna (1929),
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences (1978), Professor (1982)
Kyrgyzstan. Born in the village of Chelypek, Jeti-Oguz district, Issyk-Kul region.
Graduated from Kirgosped Institute (1951).
Worked as an assistant at KGU, lecturer, senior lecturer, dean of the correspondence department at KJPI, head of the department, director of the Institute for Advanced Training and Professional Development at KGPU named after I. Arabaev, since 2000 - head of the department at KGPU named after I. Arabaev.
Specialist in the field of general and preschool pedagogy.
Academician of the Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences of the Russian Federation (APSN RF) (1995). Awarded medals of the USSR and KR.
Honored Worker of Science of the KR. Laureate of the I. Arabaev Prize.
Published more than 250 scientific works, including 8 monographs, 2 anthologies, and 6 textbooks.
Under her supervision, 15 candidate dissertations have been defended.
Main works:
1. Preschool Education in Kyrgyzstan during the Soviet Era. Frunze, "Kyrgyzstan", 1967.
2. Anthology of Pedagogical Thought of the Kyrgyz SSR (co-authored). Moscow, "Pedagogy", 1988.
3. Essays on the History of Pedagogy. Textbook (co-authored). Bishkek, "Emgek", 1998.
4. Kindergarten. A Guide for Educators. Bishkek, "Mektep", 1999.
5. Mol Bulak. A Manual for Educators and Primary School Teachers. Bishkek, "Emgek", 2000.