Department of Social and Humanitarian Sciences

Education

• 1975-1980 Kostanay Pedagogical Institute named fter 50th anniversary of the USSR. History and pedagogy.
• 2008 PhD thesis defense at the Institute of Oriental Studies named after R.B. Suleimenov 07.00.09 - Historiography, source studies and methods of historical research.

Subjects taught

• Theory of the Historical Process and Historical Knowledge (Bachelor’s programme)
• Methodology of History (Bachelor’s programme)
• Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Historiography and Source Studies (Master’s programme)
• Methodological Issues in Historical Knowledge (Doctoral programme)
• Methods of Teaching History in Higher Education (Master’s programme)

Work experience

• 1980-2005 Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rudny Industrial Institute, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

• 2005-2006 Associate Professor, Z. Aldamzhar Kostanay Social and Technical University.

• 2007-present Associate Professor, A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 Certificates of professional development 

• “Ancient and Medieval History of Kazakhstan.” A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, September 21–October 12, 2023.
• “Current Issues in Modern and Contemporary European History.” A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, May 15–27, 2023. 72 hours.
• “Current Issues in the History of Kazakhstan and World History: Historiography and Sources.” Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• “Teaching Methods for Working with Students with Special Educational Needs in Inclusive Education.” YuRGU, Russian Federation, May 15–June 19, 2024.
• “Artificial Intelligence in Education.” A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, January 6–17, 2025.
• “The History of Kazakhstan in European Scholarship: From Narrative Sources to Scholarly Historiography.” A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, May 29–June 12, 2026.

Awards and prizes.

• Y. Altynsarin Badge of Honour, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• Certificate of Honour, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Monograph

• Turezhanova S.A., Koldybaev S.A. Problems of the methodology of historical knowledge (monograph). - Kostanay, KSU named after A. Baitursynova, 2009 .-- 136 p.

Publications

• Legkiy D. M., Turezhanova S. A., Bekmagambetova M. Zh. “The Opening of Kustanai Teacher Training College in the Context of the History of Teacher Education in Kazakhstan (1920s–Early 1930s).” Bulletin of History, No. 3 (110), 2023. Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. ISSN 1563-0269; eISSN 2617-8893. Journal website.
• Legkiy Dmitry M., Ibrayev Yerden Ye., Tabuldenov Alibek N., Turezhanova Sofia A. “‘So Far, No Charges Have Been Brought Against Him’. Speech by the Russian Public in Defense of the Arrested Kazakh Poet A. Baitursynov in 1909.” Bylye Gody, Vol. 19, No. 2, 2024, pp. 927–936. Published in the USA; established in 2006. E-ISSN 2310-0028. DOI: 10.13187/bg.2024.2.927. Journal website.
• Legkiy D. M., Turezhanova S. A., Sametova G. S. “Kustanai Midwifery College in the Healthcare System of the Kazakh ASSR (1929–1935).” Vol. 11, No. 3. Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology, 2025. © The authors, 2024. Journal website.
• Legkiy D. M., Nurusheva G. K., Turezhanova S. A. “On the History of Teacher Training in the Kazakh SSR (First Half of the 1950s).” Vol. 12, No. 2, 2025. Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology. © The authors, 2025. Journal website.
• Sametova G. S., Turezhanova S. A. “The Role and Influence of Merchants in the Socioeconomic History of Kostanay Uyezd.” Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference Merchants and Entrepreneurial Traditions in Kazakhstan, May 20, 2024.
• “Ivan Panteleimonovich Naidyonov: Director of the Kustanai Teachers’ Institute.” 3i: Intellect, Idea, Innovation, Historical Sciences, No. 3, 2025, pp. 291–298. Co-authors: Turezhanova S., Nurusheva G.