The year of Foundation of the Department: 1993
The Department of Social Pedagogy and Pedagogy of Higher School started its history on October 1, 1993 as the department of social pedagogy. On March 1, 2013, according to the decision of the academic board the department of social pedagogy was renamed into the department of social pedagogy and pedagogy of higher education. The department trains professionals in speciality “Social Pedagogy” of educational degrees “bachelor” 6.010106, “specialist” 7.01010601, “master” 8.01010601, and speciality “Pedagogy of Higher Education” of “master’s degree” 8.18010021.
The department is run by doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor P. Husak. 12 candidates of pedagogical sciences were trained by him. Doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor P. Husak is a member of the specialized academic board K 32.05.04 in Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University and D 58.053.01 in National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. The head of the department takes part in the expertise and opposition to doctoral dissertations. He has delivered about 1000 hours of lectures for students abroad. He is a member of the editorial board of 6 periodicals in Poland.
100% teachers of the department have scientific ranks and degrees: doctor of pedagogical sciences professor P.M. Husak (the head of the department), doctor of pedagogical sciences professor A. Liakisheva, candidates of pedagogical sciences readers: O. Bartkiv, O. Bielkina-Kovalchuk, S. Cherneta, L. Hrytsiuk, S. Hunko, Н. Durmanenko, N. Korpach, V. Kurbai, L. Martirosian, T. Martyniuk., I. Ostapyovskyi, V. Petrovych, N. Sushyk, I. Sydoruk.
4 doctoral theses and 17 candidate dissertations have been defended by the teachers of the department within the period of twenty years. 30 thesis researches, that were defended successfully, have been directed.
The department of social pedagogy and pedagogy of higher education is one of the centres of research and production activities in pedagogical institute of Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University. The teachers of the department work in the following spheres of activity: educational, methodological, research, and profession-oriented.
The teachers of the department work efficiently on the scientific researches, and they are known for their achievements in Ukraine and abroad. The major theme of the department investigations is the problem of the organization of educational process in a higher educational institution; the development of children and teenagers’ healthy lifestyle; the implementation of new pedagogical technologies, resocialization of juvenile delinquents, urgent problems of social pedagogy.
The department cooperates with European and national educational establishments: Higher School of Management and Administration in Zamost, State School of Higher Education in Helm, Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialization of Warsaw University, Higher School “Vshehnitsa polska” in Warsaw, Higher School of Economics and Innovations in Lublin, The Higher School of International Cooperation ISM in Presiv; Catholic University in Poprad – Slovakia; Belarus State Pushkin University – Belarus; Shevchenko National University, National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Zaporizhia and Donetsk universities, Institute of the Problems of Education of National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Ternopil State Pedagogical Gnatiuk University – Ukraine etc.
Teachers of the department take an active part in the international, Ukrainian and regional scientific symposiums, forums, conferences, educational programs and projects, scientific methodological seminars, round-tables, pedagogical readings. For ten years the department together with Higher School of Management and Administration in Zamost (Poland) and State School of Higher Education in Helm (Poland) have organized international scientific and practical conferences dedicated to urgent problems of social pedagogy. Teachers of the department take part in scientific conferences of Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, and also in Ukrainian and international conferences.
The study programs in training for the program of “double diploma” have been coordinated with Higher School of economics and innovations in Lublin.
Teachers and students of the department take an active part in the international educational program “The prevention of drug addiction in Europe” that takes part in Paris within the cooperation between public non-governmental organization “The environment without borders.”
The department is a scientific and methodological centre of training highly qualified professionals in social and pedagogical work in the Western region. In this context the cooperation with public organizations, charity funds and social services takes place. The head of Volyn district department of VCO “Ukrainian Fund “The wellbeing of children” is candidate of pedagogical sciences, reader V.S. Petrovych.
Teachers and students of the department take an active part in the realization of the partnership project “Social education in Ukraine”, “The provision of social services in the community”, which take place with the assistance of the International federation of social workers, Ukrainian association of social teachers and professionals in social work of Christian children fund. Together with Catholic school of social work in Fraiburgh and Institute of practical research, development and education, the department of social pedagogy implements the program of training social teachers - professionals in “The prevention of HIV / AIDS”.
Within the department of social pedagogy and pedagogy of higher education in the preparation of “bachelor’s degree” Summer social pedagogical school (supervisor doctor of pedagogical sciences A.V. Liakisheva) has functioned successfully for ten years. The purpose of the school is the professional training of a social teacher for the activity in the sphere of summer recreational institutions, the development of professionally significant and professionally personal traits.
The youth public organization “Volunteer club in Lutsk” was established by the teachers and students of the speciality “social pedagogy” (supervisor candidate of pedagogical sciences, reader N.I. Korpach).
Within the speciality “Pedagogy of higher education” the professionals for higher educational institutions are being trained.
Contacts:
е-mail: Husak.Petro@eenu.edu.ua