Since
June 2001 The Institute of Social Work has a candidate
[masters] and doctoral [PhD] level Dissertational
Council D 212.261.05 on specializations 13.00.01 General pedagogy, history
of pedagogy and education (pedagogical sciences), 13.00.02
The Theory and Methodology of Training and Education (social education). Its
members are among the leading pedagogues/faculty of TSU: Kulichenko R.M., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Milrud
R.P., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Starov M.I., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences,
Makarova L.N., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Pozdnjakova E.M.,
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Tomilin V.F., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences and representatives
of other schools of higher education in Tambov, such as Egorova L.F. (The Tambov
Higher Military Aviation and Engineering Institute).
On October 30, 2001 the first theses were defended in the Council. Lyudmila
V. Kazantseva successfully defended her doctoral thesis on The Speech Competence
of the Teacher of Foreign Language: The concept, modeling, technology and the
mechanism of formation. Anna V. Kascheyeva defended her candidate's thesis on
Formation of the Mechanism of Speech Interaction by Means of Role Game on the
Second Year of Language Higher School.
In total 10 candidate and 4 doctoral dissertations were defended in the Council since 2001.
Session of The Council is conducted by R.M.Kulichenko, Chair, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, professor. On the right R.P. Milrud, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, professor and L.A. Romanina, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Assistant Governor of Tambov region.