Yana Merdzhanova

Professor Yana Merdzhanova is affiliated with the Faculty of Education at the University of Sofia, where she works within the Department of Didactics. She manages the university laboratory on experimental and vocational pedagogy named after Prof. Petar Nojkov and contributes to academic research and teaching in vocational pedagogy and philosophy education.

• Research Focus: Vocational orientation, synergistic pedagogy, career development, and philosophical approaches to education.
• Teaching Areas: Vocational pedagogy, methodology in philosophy courses, personal development, and curriculum design.

Publications and Research Trends: Her work spans vocational education frameworks, synergistic methodologies, globalization's impact on pedagogy, and philosophical handbooks for secondary education. She has contributed to methodological approaches in transverse competence and explores identity in mass education systems.

Advising and Grants: She has supervised seven PhD students in pedagogy and teaching methodology.

Laboratory Leadership: Manages the Prof. Petar Nojkov laboratory for experimental and vocational pedagogy.