Teacher's Professional Thinking and the School of the Future: A New Scientific Monograph by MSUPE Rector Arkady Margolis Has Been Published
The Gorodets Publishing House has released a monograph by Arkady Aronovich Margolis, Rector of Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, titled "Teacher's Thinking and Pedagogical Education: A Cultural-Historical and Activity-Based Approach."
The book brings together the author's key scientific works over the past 30 years, dedicated to the psychology of pedagogical activity, the development of students' thinking, the professional training of teachers, and the design of educational systems. The central idea of the monograph is the formation of a teacher's professional thinking as the main task of pedagogical education. The monograph is based on the cultural-historical and activity-based approach, which allows viewing a teacher's work not merely as a set of professional actions and competencies, but primarily as a distinct intellectual activity aimed at creating conditions for the development of students' thinking.
The book comprises four thematic sections reflecting the main directions of the author's scientific work.
The section "Pedagogical Activity" unites research on the zone of proximal development, scaffolding, the formation of scientific concepts, the development of students' initial concepts, the assessment of teachers' qualifications, and the application of digital technologies in education.
The section "Pedagogical Education" presents the scientific foundations and results of the modernization of teacher training, including the experience of the comprehensive project from 2014 to 2017, which brought together more than 60 Russian universities. Special attention is given to the activity-based model of pedagogical education, grounded in the mastery of professional tasks, reflection, and school-university partnerships.
The section "Pedagogical Thinking" is dedicated to one of the most pressing issues in professional teacher training. The author analyzes various scientific approaches to studying a teacher's thinking and examines it as a distinct form of practical thinking that enables making professional decisions, acting in conditions of uncertainty, and independently developing one's pedagogical practice.
In the preface to the book, Arkady Margolis notes the evolution of his own scientific perspective: while previously the main task of pedagogical education was considered to be mastering the methods for solving professional tasks, the focus has now shifted to forming the professional thinking of the future teacher. This conclusion implies a rethinking of the content of educational programs, the role of university training, and professional practice.
The final section, "The Cultural-Historical Type of School," focuses on the prospects for the development of education. It presents a concept of the school of the future as an ecosystem of developing child-adult communities, based on a diversity of activities, collaborative research, project work, and productive interaction between children and adults.
The scientific monograph centers on the teacher's professional thinking, the mechanisms of its formation, and the possibilities for designing an educational environment oriented toward human development.
The book is intended for researchers in the fields of psychology and pedagogy, lecturers at pedagogical universities, graduate students, university students, and practicing educators.
Bibliographic Information
Margolis, A.A. Teacher's Thinking and Pedagogical Education: A Cultural-Historical and Activity-Based Approach: Monograph. – Moscow: Gorodets Publishing House, 2027. – 632 p. ISBN 978-5-908133-87-6.
Read the monograph on the PsyJournals.ru portal of psychological publications.