The dissertation council at the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University for the defense and award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the direction 8D012 – Pedagogy of preschool education and upbringing (6D010100/8D01201 – Preschool education and upbringing) will defend a dissertation on the educational program «8D01201 – Preschool education and upbringing» by Zhanna Assankhanova on the topic «Pedagogical support for the safety of older preschool children in a digital environment».

The dissertation was completed at the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.

Type of defence is dissertation. The language of the defence is Kazakh.

SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANTS:

Assem Bulshekbayeva – PhD, Acting Associate Professor, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);

Ayhan Ural – PhD, Professor, Gazi University (Ankara, Turkey).

OFFICIAL REVIEWERS:

Gulbarshyn Belgibayeva – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor at E.A.Buketov Karaganda University (Karaganda, Kazakhstan);

Bagdat Baimukhanbetov – PhD, Аss. Professor, Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University (Turkestan, Kazakhstan).

TEMPORARY MEMBERS OF THE DISSERTATION COUNCIL:

Rysty Kerimbayeva – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Dulaty University (Taraz, Kazakhstan);

Kulzhanat Bulatbayeva – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Y. Altynsarin National Academy of Education (Astana, Kazakhstan);

Daiva Jakavonytė-Staškuvienė – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania, Vilnius).

The defense will take place on October 30, 2026, at 15:30 am at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University.

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Temporary members of the Dissertation Council

Official reviewers

Conclusion of the Ethics Commission

Abstract

Publications

Video taken during the defense of the dissertation

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Award Order