Department of Pedagogical Source Studies and Biographical Studies |

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Department of Pedagogical Source Studies and Biographical Studies

The Department of Pedagogical Source Studies and Biographical Studies was established in 2015 (in 2016–2019 it functioned as the Department of History of Education) on the initiative and with the support of Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, full member (academician) of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Larysa Dmytrivna Berezivska, Director of the V. Sukhomlynskyi State Scientific and Educational Library of Ukraine of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (hereinafter – SSEL of Ukraine). Since 2026, the Sukhomlynskyi Studies sector, which was a structural part of the department, has been operating as the Department of Sukhomlynskyi Studies of the SSEL of Ukraine.

Over the years, the following scholars have worked in the department: O. A. Boiko, A. P. Durdas (Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor), N. M. Koliada (Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor), T. D. Kochubei (Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor), N. M. Kropocheva, S. V. Lapaienko (Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Researcher), T. S. Pavlenko, L. I. Straihorodska (Candidate of Historical Sciences), L. V. Sukhomlynska (Doctor of Philosophy, Senior Researcher), O. V. Sukhomlynska (full member of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor), S. V. Tarnavska (Candidate of Historical Sciences), T. V. Filimonova (Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Researcher), S. M. Khopta (Candidate of Philological Sciences, Senior Researcher), N. O. Yakobchuk (Candidate of Historical Sciences) and others.

The purpose of the department

The purpose of the department’s activity is to conduct scientific research in the fields of the history of education, pedagogical source studies and biographical studies, and pedagogical bibliography, as well as to provide scientific and informational support for research in education, pedagogy and the history of education/pedagogy.

Main areas of the department’s activity

Research activity. The department carries out fundamental and applied research aimed at achieving scientific or scientific-applied results—new knowledge obtained in the process of research and recorded in the form of reports, scholarly works, scientific presentations, or research communications. These studies concern the history of the development of the Ukrainian and international educational space, as well as the study and popularization of the theory of pedagogical source studies and biography studies, which encompass knowledge about the nature of sources, their functioning, key concepts and categories, and their carriers — figures in education and culture. The organization, coordination and implementation of scientific research by the department are carried out in accordance with the Thematic Plan of Research Activities of the Library.

Scientific and information activities. The department carries out scientific and information activities through the organization and effective use of information resources, the delivery of thematic lectures and the promotion of the creative legacy and professional activities of the prominent Ukrainian and international educators. It also provides information support for scientific and practical events, including documentary exhibitions, presentations and other related activities.

Implementation of research results. The implementation of the department’s research results involves the publication, dissemination and use of its outputs (educational, scientific, scientific-applied, reference materials, etc.) in academic, educational, library and other professional activities. One of the forms of implementation is online projects carried out on Facebook social media platform.

Scientific cooperation. Scientific cooperation consists of the participation of the department’s staff in establishing and developing professional and creative links with research institutions of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, educational institutions of all types and accreditation levels, libraries of all types, and other organizations regardless of ownership form (including foreign institutions), in accordance with the objectives of the scientific and practical activities of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.

Organization of large-scale scientific and practical events. The department organizes and participates in Ukrainian and international large-scale scientific and practical events at various levels, including conferences, seminars, competitions, exhibitions, round tables, discussion clubs and other related activities.

Relations with the mass media and the public. The department maintains relations with the mass media and the public through the dissemination of its research results on information boards and in the media, as well as through updating the department’s page on the Library’s web portal and other online information resources created to present and support the department’s activities on the Internet with relevant scientific information.

The main tasks of the department

To study the history of education through the use of a wide range of sources available in the Library, other repositories and the Internet space.
To explore scientific methods of source studies; to conduct analytical research of individual sources or source complexes on the history of education.
To develop the theory and methodology of pedagogical biography studies and biobibliography, as well as pedagogical bibliography as a source base for the history of education.
To carry out biographical studies, including the collection, scholarly processing and publication of biographical and bibliographical materials on the life and work of educators of the past and present.
To implement research results into the educational practice of higher pedagogical education institutions and the information activities of educational libraries, to promote them, and to ensure their impact on the development of education; to further develop online projects.
To study, summarize and implement in the department’s work the experience of leading Ukrainian and international research institutions, higher education institutions and libraries in the fields of science
to carry out expert evaluation (peer review) of articles, manuscripts and other scientific outputs;
to participate in scientific conferences, seminars, competitions, exhibitions and other large-scale academic events;
to develop individual and collective applications for participation in national and international projects, programs and grants;
to publish research results in foreign scholarly journals, including those indexed in international scientometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science.

EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT

Berezivska Larysa Dmytrivna (Head of Research)

Position: Chief Researcher
Academic degree: Full Member (Academician) of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences
Academic title: Professor
Honorary title: Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine

Research interests: Pedagogy, history of education, in particular school education reform, methodology of historical-pedagogical research, pedagogical source studies, biographical studies, and information work.

Profiles: Google Scholar | Electronic Library of the NAES of Ukraine ORCID Portfolio

Havrylenko Tetiana Leonidivna

Position: Chief Researcher
Academic degree: Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences
Academic title: Professor

Research interests: Pedagogy, history of education, methodology of historical and pedagogical research, pedagogical source studies and biographical studies.

Profiles: Google Scholar | Electronic Library of the NAES of Ukraine ORCID Portfolio

Kovalska Lesia Andriivna

Position: Senior Researcher
Academic degree: Doctor of Historical Sciences
Academic title: Professor

Research interests: Pedagogy, history of education, pedagogical source studies and biographical studies.