Biography

Prof. Kryzhko (1952) graduated from Melitopol State Pedagogical Institute in 1973. In 1973 he worked as a teacher of Geography and Biology at Ostrykivsky Secondary School of Tokmak region. Prof. Kryzhko held the position of Deputy Director for educational work of Ostrykivsky Secondary School (1974), the position of Director of Novenska High School (1975). Since 1977 Prof. Kryzhko has worked as Director of Chernihiv Secondary School of Chernihiv region, Head of Geography Study of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Institute for Improvement of Teachers’ Qualifications, since 1982 as Head of the School Studies Office and Course Retraining. In 1984 Prof. Kryzhko was appointed Director of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Institute for Post-graduate Education.

Prof. Kryzhko was awarded the badge of “Distinguished Public Educator”.

In 1994 Prof. Kryzhko defended his PhD thesis on the topic “Organizational and Pedagogical Conditions for Increasing the Efficiency of Activity of a New Type School Head” and obtained the Degree of PhD in Pedagogics per program subject area 13.00.01 “General Pedagogics and History of Pedagogics”.

In 2000 Prof. Kryzhko was appointed to the position of Rector, having established Zaporizhzhia Oblast Institute for Postgraduate Pedagogical Education on the basis of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Institute for Teachers’ Qualification Improvement.

Since 2001 Prof. Kryzhko has held the position of Rector of Berdyansk State Pedagogical Institute (Berdyansk State Pedagogical University from 2002 to 2010).

In 2006 Vasyl V. Kryzhko was awarded an academic title of Professor.

Since 2012 Prof. Kryzhko has headed the Department of Pedagogics of Higher Education, Management of Educational Institution and Methods of Teaching Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.

Since 2017 Vasyl V. Kryzhko is Head of the Department of Management and Administration of the Faculty of Humanities and Economics of Berdyansk State Pedagogical University.

Prof. Kryzhko supervises postgraduate students, advises Doctoral Programs, opposes PhD and Doctoral thesis.

Prof. Kryzhko manages “The All-Ukrainian Encyclopedia of Higher Education Project”, researches such problems as axiological potential of public administration; management in education; leadership in education.

Areas of scientific activity: axiological potential of public administration of education; management in education; leadership in education.

The supervision of postgraduate students:

1. Tatiana Shamenkova – a full-time study from 01.12.2011 to 30.11.2015 (program subject area00.04 Theory and Methodology of Vocational Education);
2. Pavlo Koshelev – a part time study from 01.12.2011 to 30.11.2015 (program subject area 13.00.04 Theory and Methodology of Vocational Education);
3. Tatiana Burtseva – a part time study from 01.12.2011 to 30.11.2015 (program subject area 13.00.01 General Pedagogics and History of Pedagogics);
4. Alena Shevchenko – a distance learning from 01.12.2011 to 30.11.2015 (program subject area 13.00.04 Theory and Methodology of Vocational Education);
5. Olga Gritsayova – a part time study from 01.12.2011 to 30.11.2015 (program subject area 13.00.01 General Pedagogics and History of Pedagogics);