November 2025, № 4 (248), pages 84-94

doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-248-84

Belonovskaya I.D., Ryndak V.G., Tavstukha O.G. CURRENT PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH: FROM SCIENTIFIC INTENTION TO PRESENTATION OF RESULTSSocietal transformations necessitate a revision of research topics that are in demand in pedagogical science and practice. Current topics for dissertation research in the field of educational sciences have been determined by the Russian Academy of Education and the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of Russia (2023, 2024). The main requirements for dissertations are reflected in the guidelines “Application of Evidence-Based Criteria for Dissertation Research in Education Sciences,” developed by the Russian Academy of Education (2023). An analytical review of the dissertation council’s activities (Joint Dissertation Council 99.2.019.02 for the defense of dissertations for the degree of candidate of science and for the degree of doctor of science at the Orenburg State Pedagogical University and the Orenburg State University) reflects key trends in updating the topics, methodological approaches, and presentation of the results of scientific and pedagogical research. The dissertation council’s experience has shown that applicants encounter many typical difficulties along the research path “from the formulation of the scientific concept to the public presentation and testing of the results.” These difficulties can be overcome through a well-structured research paper, a methodologically sound dissertation structure, and compliance with the requirements for the implementation and experimental portion of the dissertation. An analysis of the topics and content of dissertation research accepted for defense by the Dissertation Council between 2023 and 2025 revealed that practice-oriented research areas predominate. Doctoral dissertation topics seamlessly combine conceptual studies of professional, personal, and socio-educational phenomena. Relevant topics, sound research strategies, successful empirical tactics, and accurate verification of results allow the scientific community to be introduced to new theoretical positions. This research is characterized by interdisciplinarity, normative and legal validity, an axiological dominant and value framework, empirical verification, practiceoriented nature, information technology richness, and a complexity and comprehensiveness reflecting the complexity of the modern world.Key words: relevant dissertation topic, joint dissertation council 99.2.019.02, list of relevant topics, criteria for the validity of dissertation research, analysis of dissertation topics

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Authors: Belonovskaya I.D., Ryndak V.G., Tavstuha O.G.

Year: 2025

doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-248-84

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