9th Summer University 2025

The ISCAR Summer University 2025 aims to facilitate broad and in-depth discussions on current issues in theory and practice related to child development and education, with an emphasis on cultural-historical psychology and the activity approach, while also incorporating interdisciplinary solutions to various challenges in the social sphere. The Summer University includes the following thematic sections:

• Methodology of psychological and pedagogical research (methodological foundations of cultural-historical psychology and activity theory in studying various aspects of education and development, philosophy of education and science);
• Theoretical and experimental research on learning and development (examples of research projects in psychological and pedagogical science);
• Demonstration of best educational and psychological- pedagogical practices based on the system of foundational concepts of cultural-historical psychology and activity theory (participants will engage in demonstration sessions, including workshops, to explore the application of CHAT concepts in creating effective social practices).