The professional seminar was held to identify the degree of readiness of the dissertation work by Karyna Yuriivna Borysenko “Preparation of future teachers of preschool educational institutions for the development of emotional intelligence of senior preschoolers” for defense in a specialized academic council.

During the event, the student presented the main provisions of the scientific work, substantiated the relevance of the chosen topic, revealed the goal, objectives, methodological principles of the study and its practical significance. Particular attention was paid to the issues of forming the emotional intelligence of children of senior preschool age and preparing future teachers for effective work in this area.

The reviewers of the work were:

‒ Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Head of the Department of Psychology Liliia Chernovska;

‒ Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Early and Preschool Child Development Liudmyla Varianytsia.

The reviewers emphasized the relevance of the problem under study, emphasized the theoretical significance of the work, and spoke positively about the logic of conducting the experiment. During the discussion, constructive comments and wishes were made regarding the improvement of the structure and content of individual sections of the work, which the doctoral candidate took into account for further refinement of the dissertation text.

After the presentation of the research results, a lively discussion took place, during which the teachers present asked a significant number of questions and expressed comments and recommendations regarding individual aspects of the work. All the questions asked were reasoned, and the candidate's answers were distinguished by their logic, scientific validity, and deep understanding of the research issues. Not only members of the department were invited to the event, but also postgraduate students of the specialty 015 Vocational Education. The work was recommended for submission to a specialized academic council for further defense.

Congratulations to Karyna Borysenko and her scientific supervisor, Prof. Svitlana Bader with an important milestone. We wish her a successful defense and further creative achievements.

According to the Faculty of Pedagogy