MSUPE will take part in the 6th ISCAR International Congress which will be held from 07/30/2021 - 08/07/2021 in a mixed format. The main organizer of the 6th Congress was the Federal University of Rio Grande do North, Brazil (UFRN).

The speakers and members of the program committee of the 6th International Congress will be:

• Vitaliy Rubtsov, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, President, Head of the International UNESCO Chair «Cultural-Historical Psychology of Childhood», Moscow State University of Psychology & Education (MSUPE); President of the Federation of Educational Psychologists of Russia, Moscow, Russia
• Victor Zaretsky, PhD in Psychology, Professor, Chair of Individual and Group Psychotherapy, Faculty of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education; Head of Laboratory of Psychological and Pedagogical Problems of Continuous Education of children and youth with disabilities and Special Needs, Institute of Integrated (Inclusive) Education Problems, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
• Alla Kholmogorova, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education; Leading Researcher, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry (A Branch of the National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology), Moscow, Russia

Presentations at the conference will be made by:

• Galina Semya, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Professor, Chair of Developmental Psychology named after L.F. Obukhova, Moscow State Pedagogical University; Member of the Coordinating Council of the President of the Russian Federation on the implementation of the “National Strategy for Action for the Benefit of Childrenfor 2012-2017” (Head of the Working Group “Equal opportunities for children in need of special care of the state”); Co-chairman of the Expert Council of the State Duma Committee of the Family, Women and Children; International Expert, Moscow, Russia
• Anna Shvedovskaya, PhD in Psychology, Head of Department of Information & Publishing Projects, Associate Professor, Age Psychology Department named after L.F. Obukhova, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
• Olga Rubtsova, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Head of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Contemporary Childhood, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia
• Veronica Oslon, PhD in Psychology, Professor, Chair of Developmental Psychology Named After L.F. Obukhova, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russia
• Irina Nikolaevskaia, Lecturer, Chair of Individual and Group Psychotherapy, Faculty of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Moscow State Psychological & Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia

In anticipation of the Congress, the second newsletter of the International Society for Cultural Activities Research (ISCAR) in 2021 was published.

The full program of events is available on the website of the 6th ISCAR Congress 2021.

Time zone BRT-Brazilian Time Zone UTC-3:00.

4th, August

11:00–12:30

Symposium “ZPD: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. PART ONE”

1. MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT AS A KEY TO DESCRIBING MECHANISM OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT: REFLECTIVE-ACTIVITY APPROACH
   Zaretsky V.K. Nikolaevskaya I.A., Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
2. IS ZPD ABOUT DEVELOPMENT? CURRENT STATE OF ARTS AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE
   Veresov N., Minson V.J., Monash University, Australia
3. PERFECTIONISM IN MODERN STUDENTS: DESTRUCTIVE PERSONALITY TRAIT AND BLOCK OF THE MOVEMENT IN ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
   Kholmogorova A.B., Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
4. NOTIONS OF THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE SPACE OF CHILD REALIZATION
   Veraksa N.E., Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation

16:00–18:00

Symposium “BOOKS AND JOURNALS PRESENTATION”

Katerina Plakitsi, Vitaliy Rubtsov, Michael Cole, Alla Kholmogorova, Anna Shvedovskaya

5th, August

10:30–12:00

Symposium “CULTURAL-HISTORICAL SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA. PART ONE”

1. CULTURAL-HISTORICAL THEORY: THE ISSUES THAT L.S. VYGOTSKY BROUGHT UP
   Rubtsov V.V., Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
2. DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL COMPETENCIES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS WITH DIFFERENT WAYS OF ORGANIZING EDUCATIONAL INTERACTIONS
   Ulanovskaya I.M, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
3. CONTEMPORARY ADOLESCENCE THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE CULTURAL-HISTORICAL THEORY: ON THE ISSUE OF EXPERIMENTING WITH ROLES
   Rubtsova O.V., Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
4. THE UNITY OF EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH: CULTURAL-HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
   Kholmogorova A.B., Zaretsky V.K., Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation

6th, August

10:30–12:00

Symposium “ZPD: CONTEMPORARY VIEWS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.PART TWO”

1. REFLECTION OF THE LESSON IN THE TEACHERS ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
   Zaretsky Yu.V., private educational institution Khoroshevskaya school, Moscow, Russian Federation
2. «CHESS FOR OVERALL DEVELOPMENT»: REFLECTIVE-ACTIVITY APPROACH
   Glukhova O., Chess Club «Vertical», Satka, Russian Federation
3. LEARNING IN THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
   Manske C., Christel Manske Institute, Hamburg, Germany
4. THE ROLE OF A MENTOR IN THE FORMATION OF THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT (ZPD) IN ORPHANED CHILDREN
   Semya G.V., Oslon V.N., Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation

10:30–12:00

Symposium “CULTURAL-HISTORICAL SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA. PART TWO”

1. VYGOTSKY’S IDEAS IN SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: A TEN YEARS’ ANALYSIS (2010-2020)
   Shvedovskaya A.A. Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
2. EDUCATION AS “A MASTERY” OF THE CULTURAL NORM OF LEARNING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: THE PRACTICE OF IMPLEMENTING CULTURAL-HISTORICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORK WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN RUSSIA
   Obuhov A.S., Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
3. EVALUATION OF SUPPORT STRATEGIES USED BY STUDENTS OF ASSISTING PROFESSIONS (PSYCHOLOGISTS AND TEACHERS) IN THE PROCESS OF LIVING THROUGH (“PEREZHIVANIE”) DIFFICULT SITUATIONS BY ADOLESCENTS
   Klimenkova E.N., Volozhanina N.S., «South-West» State Educational Complex, Moscow, Russian Federation
4. RESTORATION OF CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITY OF PATIENTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF PSYCHONEUROLOGICAL BOARDING SCHOOLS ON THE BASIS OF THE PRINCIPLES OF CULTURAL-HISTORICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
   Takkueva E.V., Sisneva M.E., Training and Development Department of LLC “Sheremetyevo VIP”, Moscow, Russian Federation

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