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Semenov Igor' Nikitovich

Semenov I.N.

Semenov Igor' Nikitovich, Russian scientist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural History, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Laureate of the Presidential Prize in Education, Professor of the Department of Psychology of the Moscow City University, Chief Editor of the "Psychology. Historical-critical Reviews and Current Researches" Journal.

A major scientist in history and methodology of science, acmeology and ergonomics, psychology of creativity and humanization of general, additional, higher professional education and the development of its scientific reflexive-psychological and innovative-pedagogical support. Created a scientific school of reflective-humanitarian psychology, acmeology and pedagogy of creativity. Many doctoral and PhD theses were defended under his scientific guidance. The author of more than 450 research papers (books and monographs, textbooks and teaching aids, methodological recommendations and articles in journals and encyclopedias).

Semenov I.N. was elected as a full member of many of international and Russian academies, including Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences, Russian Academy of Natural History, International Academy for the Humanization of Education, Europäische Akademie der Naturwissenschaften, International Academy of Psychology, International Academy of Acmeological Sciences.

Laureate of the Presidential Prize in Education. Honored Worker of Science and Education of the Russian Academy of Natural History; awarded V.E. Vernadsky, Marshal Pokryshkin and "75th anniversary of ROSTO (DOSAAF)" medals.

Professor Semenov I.N. fulfils his rich research and pedagogical potential both in fundamental studies of the processes of thinking and reflection of the personality, creativity and professionalism of the individual, and in practical developments at all levels of continuous personality-oriented professional education. In preschool education, he, together with V.M. Dyukov, created psychological and pedagogical standards for preschool preparation of children in preschool education and reflex technology for its management. In secondary education, I.N. Semenov developed the concept of development and humanization of the modern school co-authored with M.N. Berulava; the strategy of innovative development of gymnasium education and its reflexive pedagogical support co-authored with T.G. Boldina; the principles of reflexive-psychological development of creative thinking of schoolchildren co-authored with P.A. Orzhekovsky and S.Yu. Stepanov. In leisure-additional education, I.N. Semenov formulated reflexive-psychological principles for the development of the personality of adolescents in groups together with O.A. Donik and S.V. Ivanov. In ensuring the life safety of the youth, I.N. Semenov coauthored with V.M. Dyukov, created reflexive and pedagogical principles for designing a modern "school of health", and worked on reflexive psychotherapeutic rehabilitation of people suffering from various types of addictions (alcoholism, drug addiction etc.) together with S.A. Smirnov. In military-patriotic education and sports and technical training of the youth, I.N. Semenov and A.I. Anokhin summarized the ways of developing the system of pre-professional training of young people in the Russian Defense Sports and Technical Organization; co-authored with V.V. Kashtanov he developed the principles of socio-cultural design of the educational process in sports and technical schools of ROSTO. In vocational education, I.N. Semenov descibed the principles of socio-cultural design and reflexive-psychological support for university and postgraduate education of adult students. Co-authored with G.I. Davydova, he proposed the principles and technologies of the reflexive-dialogical approach in the psychological and pedagogical support of higher education. In collaboration with A.A. Derkach and S.Yu. Stepanov, he highlighted reflexive-acmeological principles and technologies for the development of a reflexive culture of professional managers.

These reflexive-psychological principles and the acmeological-pedagogical reflex technologies that implement them were introduced into the modern practice of innovative education. For example, under the scientific guidance of I.N. Semenov and with his methodological assistance in the Moscow gymnasium No. 1526, a strategy was implemented for the development of the gymnasium as an innovative educational institution of the modern type, using advanced psychological and pedagogical reflex technologies both to improve the qualifications of the teaching staff and the effective management of the gymnasium, and to develop knowledge and competencies of the students and moral education of their personal qualities. For 14 years the gymnasium holds annual research conferences for schoolchildren of the Southern District and publishes the collections of their works under I.N. Semenov's editorship under his scientific and methodological guidance. Also, there is the psychological service and resource center in the gymnasium. The innovative experience of the pedagogical activity of the teachers of the gymnasium and the high rates of its educational work are described in many research papers, prepared under the scientific guidance of Semenov I.N. and published both in domestic and foreign scientific and methodological journals and collections.

The implementation of the theoretical provisions of the scientific school of reflexive-humanitarian psychology, acmeology and pedagogy of creativity created by I.N. Semenov and the reflex technologies that implement these achievements into social practice is carried out in RANEPA, Siberian Institute of Management, Central Russian Institute of Management, and also in Institute of Reflective Psychology of Creativity and Humanization of Education (International Academy for the Humanization of Education); in Institute of Reflective Acmeology of Co-Creation in Moscow, Institute of Psychological and Legal Research, and Center for European Practical Psychology. Trainings on game reflexology and reflex practice are held in a number of regions of Russia and CIS countries.

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