FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL VIEWS IN UZBEK FOLK EPICS

Abstract

This thesis examines the formation and development of pedagogical views in Uzbek folk epics. Uzbek dastans occupy a significant place in the national oral heritage and have long served not only as artistic narratives, but also as a powerful medium for transmitting social norms, ethical ideals, and educational values from one generation to another. Official cultural sources in Uzbekistan describe dastans as orally transmitted heritage, while the archive of the Institute of Uzbek Language, Literature and Folklore notes the central place of monumental epics such as Alpomish, Go‘ro‘g‘li, Rustamkhan, and Kuntugmish in the artistic memory of the people. The purpose of this study is to reveal how pedagogical ideas were formed and developed in Uzbek folk epics and to explain their educational significance in the context of national culture. The study is based on theoretical analysis, comparative interpretation, and synthesis of folklore, pedagogical, and cultural materials. The findings show that Uzbek folk epics preserve a consistent system of pedagogical views centered on bravery, loyalty, respect for elders, justice, family responsibility, moral endurance, and devotion to the homeland. The article argues that these views evolved together with the social experience of the people and gradually formed a folk pedagogical model embodied in heroic images, family relations, and moral trials. It is concluded that Uzbek folk epics should be regarded as an important source for understanding the historical development of national pedagogical thought.