Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Contemporary Childhood

On July 9, 2021, employees of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Contemporary Childhood will take part in the 8th Conference of the International Council for Children’s Play.

The International Council for Children’s Play (ICCP) is a non-governmental organization founded in Germany in 1959. ICCP conferences are held annually, bringing together game researchers from all over the world. This year, the conference will be held online for the first time from 08 to 09 July 2021. The conference is organized in collaboration with the University Autonomous of Madrid and the Spanish Education and Development Foundation.

CIRCC employees:

Rubtsova Olga
Ryabkova Irina
Klopotova Ekaterina
Sheina Elena
Poskakalova Tatiana
Smirnova Svetlana

will hold a symposium “Play and Toy Research in Contemporary Russia”

28th ICCP WORLD CONFERENCE ON PLAY eventos, tu red de eventos, congresos, seminarios... científicos, académicos y profesionales. El calendario de eventos de Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Dear Colleagues!

The 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 “𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹-𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆” is calling for papers focusing on the world’s most effective social and educational practices, based on the ideas of the 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭-𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩. The volume is to provide an overview of how the ideas of L.S. and his followers are applied to solve various contemporary challenges, including such issues as inclusive education, work with vulnerable children, on-line learning etc. The editors would welcome papers based on empirical research. Theoretical papers and papers offering a critical review are also invited. The deadline for submission of full manuscripts to be considered for publication is 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 (𝟯): 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹-𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵: 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀

Guest Editors: 𝗗𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘁𝘀𝗼𝘃 and 𝗗𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗶

All submitted papers will be subject to peer review. Guidelines for authors are available at: http://psyjournals.ru/en/info/publication_guidance.shtml

The special issue will be completely in English, so only papers in English will be accepted.

Please, send abstracts/proposals in the first instance to [email protected] with “Special issue” in the subject line.

On March, 2th, the fourth webinar of the project ReadingLive: Moscow CHAT Reading Club was held on-line, bringing together around 80 participants from all over the world.

The presentation “ as an embodied process within student-teacher functional system” was delivered by , Researcher at Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

In her presentation, the invited expert discussed a paper «The early history of the scaffolding metaphor: , , , and before» (by Anna Shvarts and Arthur Bakker) and expanded it further, focusing on empirical and historical data. The paper uncovers the origins of the scaffolding metaphor and its connections with Nikolai Bernstein's prominent work on the physiology of activity. Authors argue that the scaffolding process between a student and a teacher is an inter-personal level of a universal process of the embodied functional systems' development. Anna Shvarts discussed metaphors of scaffolding a bridge and “vrashivanie” as seaming, thus providing alternatives to scaffolding a building and interiorization as “in-growing”. The invited expert also expanded on the concept of micro-zone of proximal development as an actual-genetic mechanism of effective scaffolding, that was illustrated by empirical data (micro-analysis of a student and teacher's eye-movements involved in scaffolding while solving a maths task).

The presentations was commented by , Emeritus distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego.

The discussion was moderated by Olga Rubtsova, PhD, Head of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Contemporary Childhood.

Relevant materials:

Shvarts A., Bakker A. (2019) The early history of the scaffolding metaphor: Bernstein, Luria, Vygotsky, and before, Mind, Culture, and Activity, 26:1, 4-23, DOI: 10.1080/10749039.2019.1574306

About the project

“ReadingLive” is a scientific and educational project, operated by Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Contemporary Childhood and International 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. “ ” 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. Project moderators are Olga Rubtsova and Anna Shvedovskaya.

The project will continue its work, inviting for further dialogue and exchange of experience.

Facebook: ReadingLive: Moscow CHAT Reading Club

Russian Psychological Issues: PsyJournals.ru

2021.03.02 ReadingLive: meeting 4 "Scaffolding as an embodied process within student-teacher functional system"

Scaffolding as an embodied process within student-teacher functional system (March, 2, 2021) ReadingLive: Moscow CHAT Reading Club is a forum for psychologists, educators, researchers, students and all those interested in Cultural-Historical Psycholo...

On March, 2 the 4th meeting of the project "Moscow CHAT Reading Group" took place on-line with and as presenters. Thank you very much for an outstanding discussion!

Dear colleagues!

Moscow State University of Psychology and Education invites you to the fourth meeting of the ReadingLive: Moscow CHAT Reading Club, that will take place on March, 2. Please note that due to the request of the invited experts, the time of the webinar has been changed and differs from the time of previous meetings: the webinar will take place at 7 pm (Moscow time) in Zoom.

Invited expert:
Anna Shvarts, Researcher at Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Discussant:
Michael Cole, Emeritus distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego

Presentation title: “Scaffolding as an embodied process within student-teacher functional system”.

In this presentation, we discuss a paper «The early history of the scaffolding metaphor: Bernstein, Luria, Vygotsky, and before» (by Anna Shvarts and Arthur Bakker) and advance it with further empirical and historical data. The paper uncovers the origins of the scaffolding metaphor and its connections with Nikolai Bernstein's prominent work on the physiology of activity. We show the scaffolding process between a student and a teacher to be an inter-personal level of a universal process of embodied functional systems' development. We will discuss metaphors of scaffolding a bridge and vrashivanie as seaming, thus providing alternatives to scaffolding a building and interiorization as in-growing. Micro-analysis of a student and teacher's eye-movements exemplify the embodied processes involved in the scaffolding. Based on this empirical data, we will introduce a concept of the micro-zone of proximal development as an actual-genetic mechanism of effective scaffolding.

Recommended for reading:

Shvarts A., Bakker A. (2019) The early history of the scaffolding metaphor: Bernstein, Luria, Vygotsky, and before, Mind, Culture, and Activity, 26:1, 4-23, DOI: 10.1080/10749039.2019.1574306

We kindly ask you to send your questions to the speakers in advance: [email protected]

It is necessary to register in advance https://forms.gle/qjXoq6CBuch2uTmH8

Project Moderators

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

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

ReadingLive: Moscow CHAT Reading Club on March, 2 Moscow CHAT Reading Club: Meeting 4. Presentation title: “Scaffolding as an embodied process within student-teacher functional system”. Moscow State University of Psychology and Education invites you to the fourth meeting of the Moscow CHAT Reading Group “ReadingLive”, that will take place o...

On January 28, the third meeting of the Project ReadingLive: Moscow CHAT Reading Club "ReadingLive" took place. We are glad to share with you a fragment of the discussion. Many thanks to Irina Engeness, Gethin Thomas, Milda Bredikyte, Anna Shvarts, Robin Jones, Avram Rips, Fariza Bottaevaa, Sonia Khan, Paula Golombek, Anastasiya Lobanova and everyone who was with us.

On January 28, the third meeting of the Moscow CHAT Reading Club "ReadingLive" project took place.

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