St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Institute's
Department of Pedagogy
14th Annual Theological Conference

Plenary session on ORTHODOXY IN RUSSIAN EDUCATION TODAY

Opening at 13.00 on January 21, 2004
Conference Hall of the Moscow State University 1st Humanitarian Building

Sections:

Teaching Basic Orthodox Culture, January 22, 10.00 - 13.00

Social Pedagogy: Ways of Church-State Cooperation, January 22, 10.00 - 13.00

Children's Literature in the Context of Orthodox Culture, January 23, 10.00 - 13.00

Round Tables:

Ways and Opportunities for Teaching Basic Orthodox Culture in Secular Educational Institutions, January 22, 14.00 - 18.00

Problems of Care of Orphans Today: Legal, Psychological, Pedagogical and Organizational Aspects, January 22, 14.00 - 18.00

Psychology of Education and Formation in Orthodox Secondary and Higher Education Institutions, January 23, 10.00 - 13.00

The Sections and Round Tables will be held at the Moscow State University 1st Humanitarian Building

The Section on Teaching Basic Orthodox Culture. Presentation themes: 'Royal Way' in defining the contents of education in Orthodox Culture. Basic requirements for developing a set of educational aids on Orthodox Culture. Summing-up experience in teaching Basic Orthodox Culture.

The Section on Social Pedagogy: Way of Church-State Cooperation. Presentations themes: Social pedagogy in the Russian Orthodox Church - creating an educational milieu under the beneficial care of the Church. Diversity of socio-pedagogical work in ROC monasteries, church communities and parishes. Work of youth organizations, children's centers, family, patriotic and other organizations at church communities and parishes - organizational principles and work methods.

The Section on Children's Literature in the Context of Orthodox Culture. Presentation themes: Children's spiritual and moral education through fiction. Comprehension of Christian culture in studying Russian folklore. Hagiographical genre in children's reading. Family reading and role of the children's book in children's Orthodox education. Children's literature in modern humanitarian education.

The Round Table on Problems of Conducting the National Experiment in Teaching Orthodox Culture will discuss the best experience in teaching the Basic Orthodox Culture in the Russian education system and the development of diagnostics for identifying spiritual and moral changes.

The Round Table on Care of orphans today: Legal, Psychological, Pedagogical and Organizational Aspects will discuss the following: How to organize the care of orphans at a parish, church community and monastery? What are the priorities in this care? Care, patronage, establishing family educational groups - Legal, Psychological, Pedagogical and Organizational Aspects.

The Round Table on Psychology in the education at Orthodox Secondary and Higher Educational institutions will discuss the following: Teaching psychological disciplines in theological schools. Work of a practical psychologist in Orthodox educational institutions. Work of a practical psychologist in family communities and in family psychology counseling.

Telephone for contacts: 8-926-2042190

E-mail: tsklyarova@mail.ru (Tatyana Sklyarova)

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