First Name: Ketevan
Last Name: Barbakadze
Date of birth: 04.09.1976
Birth place: Gori, Georgia
Marital status: Married
Work place: Gori State Teaching University, Chavchavadze st.# 53 , cell. (370) 27-53-89
Address: Gori, Gogebashvili st.#40, cell #. 577-15-12-11

Education:
20.12.2006: Defending the dissertation: Aspects of teaching folk literature in Georgian pedagogy and methodology (the 1860s and the 1950s)
2003-2006: Beginning teacher of Iakob Gogebashvili National Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, speciality: Teaching methodology of Georgian literature.
1997-2002: Tskhinvali State University, the faculty of History –philology, speciality: Teacher of Georgian language, literature and history. (Certificate of excellence)
1993-1997: S.Tsintsadze Music Institute, piano department, speciality: Music teachers, orchestra leader, actress;
1983-1993: The 9th and 2nd Gori public schools;

Seminars, trainings:
Portfolio, as an implementation mean of planning and IT assessment in Georgian schools; 2006
Training for trainers, association “School-family-society”; 2008 .
Determination of competency for planning and assessing teaching programs, ctc, 2010 .
Accreditation, self- assessment and strategic development based on mission. 2010 .
System of quality assessment in the university, ctc, 2010 .
Techniques of effective teaching, ctc, 2010 .
Skills of experts in assessing school principals activities ctc, 2012 .
Project “Developing human resources for implementing online teaching in Gori State Teaching University”, participant, 2014 .

Languages:
Georgian: First language
Russian: excellent
German: good

Computer programs:
MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, PageMaker, Internet Explorer.

professional experience:
a) Pedagogical work:
1997-2007: Music teachers at #5 public school music studio.
2007-2016: Teaching course-“ Georgian folklore”, “ Georgian literature 2,3”; “ children’s literature”; “ Introductory of literature studies”; “History of Georgian folklore studies”; “ Satire and humour in the works of Georgian authors”; “ Publicism of the 19th century”.
From 2009: Associate professor at Gori State Teaching University, the faculty of Humanities”;

b) Administrative work:
From 2017, July - The head of chancellery office, GSTU
2016, July 3-2017, July 3 -The head of HR, GSTU
2012, JULY 3 – 2016, July 3 - The dean of the faculty of Humanities, GSTU
2012, April 17-2012, July 2 - Alternate Dean of the faculty of Humanities, GSTU
2010, January 26 -2012, April 16 - Dean of Gori Teaching University
2007-2009: Quality assurance office of the faculty of Education, Exact and Natural Sciences, specialist, GSTU
2006-2007: The head of Quality assurance office of the faculty of Humanities, Tskhinvali State University.
2002-2006: Laboratory assistant at the faculty of Georgian literature and Journalism. Tskhinvali State University.

Monograph:
Aspects of teaching folk literature in Georgian pedagogy and methodology ( The 1860s and The 1950s) 2008.

Scientific works:
1. Barnovi’s general pedagogical knowledge on teaching Georgian folklore , collection of scientific works “Sazrisi”, Gogebashvili national institute of pedagogical sciences, Tb., 2004, #14;
2. Barnovi, lessons of history of Georgian literature, for self-methodical aspects, collection of scientific works “Sazrisi”, Gogebashvili national institute of pedagogical sciences Tb., 2005, #19;
3. Umikashvili’s general pedagogical knowledge on teaching Georgian folklore, collection of scientific works “Sazrisi”, Gogebashvili national institute of pedagogical sciences Tb., 2006, #20;
4. On subjective methodology of Barnovi’s “ lessens”, Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Georgian folklore, Tb., 2006, #3 (XIX).
5. General pedagogical knowledge on teaching folklore, Kelenjeridze, Science Akademy of Georgian Education, Moambe, 2006, #9.
6. On the controversy of folklore matters, Journalistic explorations, X, Tb., 2008.
7. Folklore in school programs (1900-1930), „Intellect“, #2 (31), Tb., 2008;
8. Special methodic style on studying folklore, collection of scientific works “ Sazrisi”, / Gogebashvili national institute of pedagogical sciences /, Tb., 2008, #24;
9. Test book on teaching folklore, Gori university, the first annual international conference- Challenges of education-“ Education for life”, October 3-4, 2008;
10. Грузинский детский фольклор в начальных классах, Актуальние проблеми словянськой филологиы, Донецк, 2009;
11. For the history of studying national folklore and its cognitive-educational purpose. “Intellectual”, Tb., 2009, #9;
12. Beginnings of studying folklore, (1919 Temporary program, by Botsvadze), “Intellectual”, Tb., 2009, #10;
13. On Pikria Zandukeli and her achievement in the field of folklore, Gori University, the 2nd international conference “ Novel approach in education and research”, 2-3 October, 2009;
14. Город Сурами в легендах и художественных текстах, Бердянск, 2010;
15. “Grotesque realism” in “Kacia-adamiani?!” by Chavchavdze, Gori university, the fourth international conference “ New trends in education: research and development” 2011, 21-22 October, 2011;
16. On a rare edition, Chavchavadze scientific library, Kutaisi, III, 2011;
17. Vine tourism and education, Batumi State University, scientific- practical materials, Batumi, 2011, co-author;
18. Conflict of Samachablo in the works of three Georgian authors, Gori university, Sokhumi university, teacher students international scientific conference, dedicated to the independence day- Georgian –Abkhazian and Georgian- Ossetian relations: past, present and future ( scientific conference materials), 2011, co-author;
19. Архетип царя завоевателя и царя миротворца в Грузинской литературе по мотивам поэзии Н. Бараташвили, Публичное управление: Теория и практика, Сборник научных трудов ассоциации докторов наук государственного управления: специалный випуск, Харьков, 2011, (саавтор);
20. Research matters of Basque-Caucasus ethnographic parallels, Gori university, Chikobava linguistics institute, scientific conference, dedicated to prof. Genadi Burchuladze, (materials), 2012;
21. «Свое» и «чужое» в творчестве грузинского писателя-эмигранта Давида Гурамишвили, Антропология литературы, частъ 3, Гродно, 2013, (саавтор);
22. Gogebashvili on popularization folk songs, Gori university, center of Georgian language and literature, international conference, dedicated to Iakob Gogebashvili, June 13, scientific materials, 2014;
23. Ekvtime Takaishvili’s” Archaeological expedition in Lechkhum- Svaneti, in 1910” and the importance of the expedition, centre of History and archaeology, Gori university, collection of works #5, 2014, co-author;
24. On Typological Study of Some Georgian-Italian Folk and Fairy-Tales, International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS), CD-ROM ISSN: 2165-6258, 2014 Volume 03, Number 05;
25. Character of Iakob Gogebashvili in Barnovi’s memories, Gori university, center of Georgian language and literature, the 2nd international conference, dedicated to Gogebashvili, June 13, 2014, materials of scientific conference, 2015;
26. Kind and evil spirits of beauty in some Georgian fairy tales and fiction, Gori university, the 7th international scientific conference “ Education, economics and sustainable development” 2014, 28-29 November, 2015;
27. From the history of one controversy in Gogebashvili’s publicistic letters, Gori university, center of Georgian language and literature, the 3rd international scientific conference, dedicated to Iakob Gogebashvili, June 12, 2015, scientific conference materials, 2016;
28. For the typological study of Persian- Georgian fairy tales. Gori university, the 8th international scientific conferece “ Education in the 21st century”, November 13-14, 2016;
29. Vaja-Pshavela and German literature, Gori State Teaching University, the 9th international scientific conference “ Management of education: challenges and perspectives of development”, November 18-19, 2017;
30. The Image of “A Little Man” in the Literature of The XIX-XX Centuries, International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS), CD-ROM ISSN: 2165-6258, 2016 Volume 05, Number 02;
31. Aus der Geschichte der tschechischen und georgischen Märchenübersetzungen (IJAS Academic Conference), 2017.
32. Mythic image of Tavparavani in modern fiction (Dochanashvili, Chiladze), GSTU, journal of scientific research, vol. I, #1, 2018.

Participation in scientific conferences:
1. Specific methods for studying folklore, according to Barnovi’s “Lessons”, Rustaveli institute of Georgian literature, theses #44, scientific conference, dedicated to Khornauli 100 year anniversary. Tb. 2005;
2. From the history of teaching folklore, institute of Georgian literature, materials of scientific conference of folklore scholars, #45, 2007;
3. On one opinion, Tskhinvali state university, (Gori), V (XIII), Gori, 2007;
4. Folklore in school programs (1900-1940), Gori university, the 1st scientific session, June 3rd, 2008;
5. Test book on teaching folklore, Gori university, the first annual international conference, October 3-4, 2008;
6. Fiction, written on conflict of Samachablo, conference, Akhaltsikhe, 2009. (co- author);
7. Город Сурами в легендах и художественных текстах, Бердянск, 2009;
8. Escalation of the conflict, transformation and illusion of piece building in fiction, created on conflict of Samachablo, co- author, 2009;
9. Pikria Zandukeli and her achievement in the field of folklore, Gori university, the 2nd international conference, 2-3 October, 2009;
10. Vine tourism and education, the 2nd international scientific conference, Batumi 2011, (co-author);
11. On research materials of Basque-Caucasus ethnographic parallels, GSTU, Chikobava institute of linguistics, scientific conference, december 22, 2011;
12. Conflict of Samachablo, described in the works of three Georgian writers, GSTU, Sokhumi state university, Teachers-students conference, 31 May, 2011;
13. Grotesque realism in “Kacia-adamiani”, Chavchavadze, GSTU, the 4th international conference, 21-22 October, 2011;
14. Чиновник и его работа в художественном тексте у двух писателей (N. Гoголъ, А. Казбеги) XIX века, XIV Международная научная конференция, Гродно, 2012;
15. «Свое» и «чужое» в творчестве грузинского писателя-эмигранта Давида Гурамишвили, Белосток, 2012 г. (саавтор);
16. Gogebashvili on popularization of Georgian folk songs, GSTU, the international conference, dedicated to Iakob Gogebashvili, 14 June, 2013;
17. Archeological expedition in Lechkhum-Svaneti, in 1910, Takaishvili and the importance of the expedition, GSTU, the international conference, dedicated to Ekvtime Takaishvili, 2013 (co-author);
18. Аспекты преподавания национального фольклора в грузинских школах: прошлое и настоящее, Рига, 2014;
19. 2014; Image of Gogebashvili in Barnovi’s memoirs, GSTU, the second scientific conference, June 13, 2014
20. Kind and evil spirits of beauty in Georgian fairy tales and fiction, GSTU, the 7th scientific international conference, November 28-29, 2014;
21. On Typological Study of Some Georgian-Italian Folk and Fairy-Tales, International Journal of Arts & Sciences (IJAS), Venice, 2014;
22. From the history of one controversy in Gogebashvili’s publicistic letters, GSTU, the 3rd international scientific conference, dedicated to Iakob Gogebashvili, June 12, 2015;
23. Biblical Jacob in Akaki’s work and Georgian folk poems, GSTU, Teachers’ scientific conference, July 22nd, 2015;
24. Образ маленького человека в текстах трёх писателей, Каунас, 2015;
25. For the history of studying Persian- Georgian fairy tales, GSTU, the 8th international scientific conference, November 13-14, 2015;
26. The Image of “A Little Man” in the Literature of The XIX-XX Centuries, Germany, 2015, co-author;
27. Vaja- Pshavela and German literature, GSTU, The 9th international scientific conference, November 18-19, 2016;
28. Mullah Nasruddin Tales in Georgian, Tbilisi, 2016, co-author;
29. From the history of one controversial story, published in Georgian press in the 1990s, GSTU, The faculty of Humanities, the 5th international scientific conference, dedicated to Iakob Gogebashvili, June 14, 2017;
30. Typological aspects of fairy tales, written down by Petre Umikashvili and Tedo Razikashvili in Kartli, GSTU, teachers’ scientific conference, June 8, 2017;
31. Encyclopedia-from the novel “ Muzeum-novel” i.e. inseparable fiesta of love ( co-author), the second international conference, Halk-2017, Tbilisi, 2017;
32. Mythic image of Tavparavneli in the works of modern writers ( Dochanashvili, T. Chiladze), GSTU, the 10th international scientific conference, 17-18 November, 2017;
33. Aus der Geschichte der tschechischen und georgischen Märchenübersetzungen (Co-author), Prague, 2017;
34. Test books before “Dedaena” and their value, GSTU, The faculty of Humanities, the 6th international scientific conference, dedicated to Iakob Gogebashvili, June 14, 2018;
35. Folklore Source and Fiction texts (co-author), Brussels, 2018.
36. Some aspects of studying history of fictional fairy tales GSTU, The 10th international scientific conference, November 15-16, 2019).
37. Forgotten faces in the study of folklore- Nikoloz Berdzenishvili (Berdzenov), the centre of Georgian Language and literature, the 8th international scientific conference, dedicated to Iakob Gogebashvili, June 24, 2020.

Supervising students in scientific conferences
1. Sofio Khubulashvili, Sample of version, GSTU, Student first scientific conference, 18-19 April, 2008;
2. Shorena Gelashvili, teaching folklore to third graders, GSTU, Student first scientific conference, 18-19 April,2008;
3. Tina Batsashvili, Ani Kharaishvili, faith of Georgian folk heroes, GSTU, student second scientific conference 8 May, 2009;
4. Mariam Shatakishvili, matters of life and death in Georgian folk poems, GSTU, student third scientific conference, 7 May, 2010;
5. Nino Soziashvili, some charicteristics of Georgian fairy tales, GSTU, student scientific conference, 11 February , 2011;
6. Teona Kakashvili, Iza Godelashvili, Natela Sazandrishvili, Georgian folk songs and text (history and sequence), GSTU, Student scientific conference, February 8, 2013;
7. Natela Sazandarishvili, Natia Terterashvili, women and issues of fighting for women’s rights in the text of Georgian authors of the second half of 19th century, GSTU, student scientific conference, 2 July, 2013;
8. Natia Terterashviili, Natia Sazandrishvili, for typological analyses of Georgian –foreign ( French and American) fairy tales, GSTU, Student and vocational student scientific conference,July 22 , 2014;
9. Natia Terterashvili, Natela Sazandrishvili, for typological analyses of Georgian- Foreign fairy tales ( African), GSTU, student/vocational student scientific conference, 16 July, 2015;
10. Natela Sazandrishvili, Tedo Razikashvili and some aspects of his folkloristic work, GSTU, Student/vocational student scientific conference, 22 June, 2016.

Publicistic letters:
1. Teaching folklore “ Lessons” after V. Barnovi, Literary Tskhinvali, 2006, #12 (120);
2. It’s not far from Samachablo, „Peoples Newspaper“, 2007, #4 (142).