History of the chair

Department history

 The department of "General Pedagogy and Ethnopedagogy" has existed since the establishment in May 1998 of the South Kazakhstan State University. M.Auezov. A great contribution to the formation and development of the department was made by the academician of the   Academy of Humanities RK, doctor of pedagogical sciences, Professor Kalybekova Asma Akhmetovna, who headed the department from 1998 to 2011. Asma Akhmetovna Kalybekova laid her rich practical experience, deep scientific knowledge and organizational talent as the basis for the fruitful activity of the department. Under her leadership, 5 doctors of pedagogical sciences, 35 candidates of pedagogical sciences, 38 masters of pedagogical sciences have prepared and successfully defended their theses.

  The Department of Psychology was  founded in 1991 at the Shymkent Pedagogical Institute of Physical Culture. Since 2005, the department began training students in the specialty 050105-Defectology and in the specialty 050103-Pedagogy and psychology.   Since 2013, she was appointed head of the department, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Corresponding Member of the IAPS (Russia) G.Zh. Lekerova, a person with extensive experience in higher education, a specialist in the organization of theoretical and applied research in psychology, defectology , social pedagogy. Gulsum Zhanabergenovna made a huge contribution to the organization and management of the activities of teachers, undergraduates of the department in the field of solving scientific and methodological issues.

Currently, the head of the department is Buletova Lyazzat Alpysbaevna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, has shown herself to be a teacher with a high level of theoretical training, constantly working to improve her knowledge and teaching methods. Lyazzat Alpysbaevna makes a significant contribution to the close unity of science and practice, organizing and managing the activities of teachers, undergraduates of the department.