Pedagogical And Methodological Foundations For Modernizing The System Of Ideological Education Of Servicemen Of The Armed Forces Of The Republic Of Uzbekistan Dusmatov Ulugbek Begmatovich

Аннотация

Modernizing ideological education in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan requires a shift from predominantly exhortative and event-driven practices to a scientifically grounded, competence-based model that integrates national spiritual values with contemporary pedagogical technologies. Drawing on the 2024 Presidential Concept for enhancing spiritual–enlightenment work in the military, field observations in training centers, and thirty semi-structured interviews with instructors and cadets, this article formulates a methodological framework aimed at strengthening moral–psychological resilience, civic responsibility, and information-psychological security among servicemen. The proposed model combines modular content design, problem-based learning, digital media integration, formative assessment, and continuous feedback loops. Empirical results obtained during a six-month pilot at the Chirchiq Higher Tank Command School demonstrate a statistically significant rise in the cadets’ legal awareness, value-motivational stability, and coping efficacy. The findings suggest that sustained modernization hinges on systemic instructor retraining, interagency partnership, and evidence-based evaluation mechanisms. Keywords: Ideological education, Armed Forces of Uzbekistan, competence-based approach, moral–psychological resilience, military pedagogy, digital learning. assessment tools measure short-term recall, not Introduction: Ideological education has long been durable value alignment; and instructors rarely exploit recognized as a strategic vector of military readiness, interactive resources available through the national ensuring that professional knowledge and combat skills intranet. are underpinned by internalized patriotic convictions. In Uzbekistan the process acquired renewed urgency International research corroborates these following the adoption of the Concept for Raising the observations, indicating that in transitional armed Effectiveness of Spiritual and Enlightenment Work in forces, ideological programs risk obsolescence unless the Armed Forces in December 2024, which defined they resonate with soldiers’ lived experience and are ideological education as a multi-layered system embedded in learner-centered, evidence-informed operating under the motto “The Motherland is sacred, pedagogies (Zhukova, 2021; Kadyrov & Saidov, 2023). its defense is an honorable duty”. Previous normative Within Uzbekistan, academic discourse has begun to acts, including the 2018 Presidential Decree No. ПП- explore the nexus between moral preparedness and 3898 on improving spiritual–moral upbringing in the military professionalism (Mamatkulov, 2022), yet a troops, had already highlighted the fragmentation of holistic methodological blueprint remains subject curricula, insufficient methodological guidance underdeveloped. The present study therefore sets out at unit level, and weak collaboration with civil society. to articulate pedagogical foundations for Yet, despite incremental improvements, recent audits modernization, operationalize them into a structured carried out by the Main Directorate for Ideological model, and evaluate practical outcomes during an Work of the Ministry of Defence reveal persisting gaps: institutional pilot. By aligning national spiritual instructional materials focus on transmission rather imperatives with modern educational science, the than reflection; sessions rely on lecture-recital formats; article contributes to both military pedagogy and the International Journal of Pedagogics 379 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ijp International Journal of Pedagogics (ISSN: 2771-2281) broader field of civic education in Central Asia. superficial evaluation. Instructors acknowledged a lack of standardized multimedia resources and expressed The research design combined qualitative and uncertainty in applying interactive techniques. Cadets quantitative strands in a sequential exploratory described ideological sessions as “predictable” and strategy. In the scoping phase, documentary analysis “detached from operational reality,” though they covered twenty-two legislative and doctrinal texts valued discussion-based formats when available. issued between 2018 and 2024, among them the Cabinet of Ministers’ Resolution No. 140 “On The Modernization Model. Synthesizing empirical Approving the Concept of Educating Youth in the Spirit insights and theoretical constructs, the study of Military Patriotism”. The analysis employed a formulated a five-component framework: conceptual hermeneutic coding frame focusing on stated goals, benchmarking against national ideals; competence pedagogical principles, content areas, and assessment mapping covering cognitive, affective, behavioral, and practices. reflexive domains; modular curriculum design with scenario-based micro-cases; blended delivery uniting Subsequently, a field study was conducted from classroom dialogue, digital simulations, and field September 2024 to Febru