Seit Kaskabasov’s academic school is remarkably extensive. Under his supervision, thirty-six PhD and Candidate of Science researchers were trained. Seit Askaruly produced numerous studies in folklore and literary scholarship. In total, he authored close to four hundred academic works, including twenty-two publications released under his direct authorship.
The 100-volume collection “Babalar sözi”, published within the national program “Mäдени мұра” (“Cultural Heritage”), as well as a twenty-volume set of works, demonstrate that Kaskabasov was not only a scholar but also a major organizer of academic life. In folklore studies, literary studies, and broadly in the humanities, as well as in shaping higher education and science in independent Kazakhstan, Seit Askaruly is considered one of the leading figures. His mentoring style was distinctive: he would not “show the way” step by step, but only indicate the direction—encouraging students to reach conclusions on their own, even when he already knew the outcome.
Doctoral Dissertations
Seidimbek A. — Kazakh kui legends (structure and genre features)
Date: 1997
Azibaeva B.U. — Kazakh dastan epic
Date: 1999
Kerim Sh.T. — Riddle genre in Kazakh folklore
Date: 2000
Krivoschapova T.V. — Russian literary fairy tale in the end of XIX - early XX century (evolution of the genre)
Date: 2003
Matyzhanov K.I. — Family-ritual folklore of the Kazakhs
Date: 2004
Buzaubagarova K.S. — Aesthetics of the identity and specificity of the artistic image in Kazakh epos
Date: 2004
Vlasova G.I. — Ritual folklore of Eastern Slavs in the context of festive culture (based on the records of the XX century in Kazakhstan)
Date: 2005
Zhusupov N.K. — Kazakh folklore science of the first half of the XX century
Date: 2006
Orazbek M. — The creative correlation of author's individuality and author's position in prose (based on literature of 1980–2000)
Date: 2007
Abdrakhmanov S. — Theory and poetics of poetic translation
Date: 2007
Absadykov A. — Historical Legends of XV-XVIII centuries: typology of motifs and plots,issues of cyclization
Date: 2009
Almukhanova R.T. — The Typology of Kazakh folklore and ancient literature
Date: 2010
Pangereev A.Sh. — Toponymy folklore of the Kazakhs
Date: 2010
Candidate Dissertations
Matyzhanov K.I. — Kazakh folk poetry for children
Date: 1990
Kerim Sh.T. — Issues of traditional and individual creativity of poets-songwritters (sal, seri) of the second half of the XIX and early XX century
Date: 1991
Iskakova Z.Sh. — Kazakh heroic fairy tale
Date: 1995
Gabdullina A.A. — Historical songs and legends about Kabanbai Batyr
Date: 1995
Magauin E.M. — Historicity and artistic features of the “Edige” epic
Date: 1995
Alpysbaeva K.B. — Chokan Valikhanov - folklorist
Date: 1998
Zhusupov N.K. — Folklor works of Mashkhur Zhusup Kopeyuly
Date: 1998
Absadykov A. — Legends about Abylay
Date: 1998
Abdrakhmanov S. — The Novel of Alexander Pushkin “Eugene Onegin” in Kazakh literary and folklore traditions
Date: 1999
Aymukhambet J.A. — The issue of mythologism in Oralkhan Bokey's prose
Date: 1999
Äuesbaeva P.T. — Feature story genre in Kazakh folklore
Date: 1999
Kelgembaeva B. — Legends of East Kazakhstan region
Date: 2000
Ospanova B. — Magic genres of Kazakh folklore
Date: 2002
Äbjet B. — Indo-Iranian motifs in Kazakh fairy tales
Date: 2002
Älbekov T. — Poetic heritage of Kulanayan Kulmambet
Date: 2002
Beyseev A. — Kazakh fairy tales about animals
Date: 2003
Tuleubayeva S. — Thousand and One Nights in Kazakh folklore tradition (based on example of Kazakh fairy epic)
Date: 2004
Kussainov Sh.K. — Hagiography in Kazakh folklore
Date: 2004
Bultbaeva A. — Kazaktin gashyktyk zhyrlarynyn oryndalu erekshelikteri
Date: 2007
Mukataeva K. — The scientific heritage of I.T.Duysenbaev
Date: 2007
Shainova G.B. — Mythologism of prose by R.Seysenbaeva
Date: 2007
Toyshanuly A. — The Typology of Kazakh and Mongolian myths(based on examples of etiological, cosmogonic myths)
Date: 2008
Ashenova A.T. — Kazakh folklore science in 1920–1930
Date: 2010
Baikadamova G.K. — A.E. Alektorov - publisher and researcher of the spiritual heritage of Kazakh people
Date: 2010
Kasimova Z.M. — Wedding-ritual songs of Turkic peoples (comparative-typological research)
Date: 2010
Öten A.Zh. — Literary creativity of Kenen Azirbaev
Date: 2010