Excellence in teaching at Azerbaijani universities: a conceptualisation

A qualitative empirical study of how higher education actors in Azerbaijan conceptualise excellence teaching and they promote it at different levels. The findings provide an original insight into the concept is understood Azerbaijan. Intriguingly, there no definition nor equivalent Azerbaijani language, let alone existing policy on framing its standards. Furthermore, both socio-economic cultural contributors make educational contexts different, thus affecting conceptualisation phenomenon focus. article’s key indicate several serious barriers to achieving excellence, mainly associated with apparent lack a practical framework for defining standards teaching, measuring these establishing resources-enhanced system that can allow continuity process.