P.Y. Galperin’s Development of Human Mental Activity: implications for practice and research

Moscow State University of Psychology and Education invites you to the third meeting of the Moscow CHAT Reading Group “ReadingLive”, that will take place on January, 28.

Invited expert:

Irina Engeness, Professor of Education at the Department of Education, Østfold University College, Oslo, Norway.

Discussant:

Gethin Thomas, the Research Lead for Sport Coaching and Programme Director for the MSc in Sport Coaching and Pedagogy, Cardiff Metropolitian University, Wales.

Presentation title: “P.Y. Galperin’s Development of Human Mental Activity: implications for practice and research”.

In this presentation we introduce the book recently published in the series Cultural Psychology of Education (Springer): P. Y. Galperin Development of Human Mental Activity. The volume is composed of eight seminal lectures that have been translated into English for the first time and that comprise the Study of the Development of Human Mental Activity - one of the most fascinating concepts in educational and developmental psychology in the twentieth century. The book introduces the legacy of Piotr Galperin to a wider audience of researchers, educators and psychologists.  This volume is intended to be of interest to readers concerned with the theoretical framings of learning and development, educational practitioners, and those who work within cultural-historical traditions. We also discuss the implications of Galperin’s conceptual contribution for educational practice and research.

Recommended for reading:

Irina Engeness, P.Y. Galperin's Development of Human Mental Activity. Springer; 2021. 186 p. (free access https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030640217).

Project Moderators

Olga Rubtsova, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Head of the Center for Interdisciplinary Reaserch on Contemporary Childhood, MSUPE

Anna Shvedovskaya, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Information & Publishing Projects, MSUPE

Our contacts

Еmail: mprclub@mgppu.ru

 

About the project

“ReadingLive” is a scientific and educational project, operated by Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Contemporary Childhood and International UNESCO Chair “Cultural-Historical Psychology of Childhood” with the International Journal “Cultural-Historical Psychology” and the University project “Vygotsky’s Library”.

The project is aimed at psychologists, educators, researchers, students and all those interested in Cultural-Historical Psychology and Activity Approach. “ReadingLive” is a special setting, where people from all over the world are invited to read and discuss both classical and contemporary works, written in the framework of the Cultural-Historical Psychology and Activity Approach.