School of Contextual Training

Andrey Aleksandrovich Verbitsky is the head of the Scientific educational center ‘Innovative technologies of pedagogics and psychology’ of Sholokhov Moscow State University for the Humanities, Doctor of Education, Professor.

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-Research and practical activity in the educational sphere:

1. Scientific advising and participation in developing:

‘Concepts of the continuous education’ (accepted in 1989 as state)-

‘Concepts of the post-graduate continuing formation’ (accepted in 1991 as state)-

Concepts, strategies and programs of the ecological continuous education in the Russian Federation, Republic of Udmurtia and Penza region-

Concepts of the pedagogical continuous education in Novgorod region-

Concepts, programs and standards for training of the andragogs-

Section ‘Pedagogical education’ in the project of the concept of the second stage in the educational reform of Russia-

Substantiations of the formation of -psychology as a new branch in psychology that is more adequate than the pedagogical psychology.

2. Contribution to the research projects of the education ministry of Russia ‘Higher school of Russia’ and ‘Innovative pedagogical technologies’.

3. Substantiation and development of the theory and technologies of the context training in the system of vocational education and training- creation of the scientific and pedagogical school (since 1982 up to the present time).

4. Scientific management of the dissertational research in psychological, pedagogical and scientific-methods problems of the context training. 18 master’s theses are prepared and protected, 7 master’s theses are in the stage of preparation, 4 doctoral theses are consulted.

5. -Publication of over than 200 scientific and scientific-methods works including 5 monographs.

6. Preparation and publication of the typical curriculums: ‘Psychological and pedagogical bases of the active education’ for Advanced Training Faculty- ‘Psychology and higher education pedagogics’ for post-graduate students- ‘Psychology and pedagogics’ (together with A.G.Chernyavsky and N.G.Miloradova) for higher educational institutions -of not psychological and not pedagogical profile- ‘General pedagogics’ for medical higher schools, ‘Teacher’ for the interns of medical higher school, etc.

7. Participation in the international and Russian congresses, conferences, symposiums, meetings on psychological and pedagogical problems of education, continuous education, continuing formation, distant formation, new pedagogical technologies, etc.

The context training theory has been developed for about 30 years. About 30 master’s theses and 7 doctoral theses were defended under the supervision of Verbitsky.

The theory of context training is used as a conceptual basis for the improvement of quality of education beginning from a kindergarten.

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