The paper presents the results of historical and psychological analysis of the evolu­tion of ideas about children with mental disorders and the ways of psychological support to them in different scientific fields and schools. In the thirties of the XX century there was a tendency in psychology and psychotherapy which became more and more vivid […]

The article considers foreign practice of organizing integration between museums and educational institutions. The educational strategy «cultural entitlement» is regarded as a basis for such integration. The article includes the description of three organizational models of using museum resources in education: museum educational projects; museum educational environment; school curriculum and syllabus based on museum approach.

The article considers the issues of educational motivation of students. The results of research of motivational types of students specialized under the programs of physical training and sport are described. The authors discussed possibilities of considering the taking into account the motiva­tional features of students for optimization of educational process in the higher school.

The article is devoted to the analysis of gender peculiarities of senior students' readi­ness to pass qualification tests in foreign language. The presence of gender specific features of senior pupils' readiness for qualification testing in a foreign language is stated. Boys' and girls' educational needs and the directions for further training are deined.

Implementation of activity-related approach in institutionalized and open forms re­quires specialists ready to supervise activity-related educational practices, assist teachers in the diagnosis and formation of subject-matter competences and meta-subject learning ef­fects. In this study, an attempt was made to construct a comprehensive model for the training of such specialists.