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The Anthropological Turn: Cultural Practices for the Development of Human Complexity
Alexander G. Asmolov
Dr.Sci. (Psychol.), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Director of the School of Future Anthropology, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (82 Vernadskiy Avenue, Moscow 119571, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2319-398X, Scopus ID: 6602069835, Researcher ID: I-2053-2012, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Pavel D. Rabinovich
Cand.Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the School of Future Anthropology, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (82 Vernadskiy Avenue, Moscow 119571, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2287-7239, Scopus ID: 57188748346, Researcher ID: N-7024-2015, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kirill E. Zavedensky
Chief of the Laboratory of Project and Digital Education Development of the School of Future Anthropology, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration ( 82 Vernadskiy Avenue, Moscow 119571, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7379-4639, Scopus ID: 57197808231, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract
Introduction. In the worldwide situation of collision accompanied with systemic crises, it is proposed to raise a reflexive question – how institutions and knowledge-systems can be arranged to support complexity, diversity, and subjectivity of Human action. Authors propose an approach to overcoming systemic gaps through reframing and re-actualization of the field of socio-humanitarian practices. It is necessary to “build up” the environment of integration of sciences and cultural practices of human development. The article presents the key provisions of the “Anthropological Turn” approach, provides an overview of the foundations and basic ideas, as well as specific practical models of activity.
Materials and Methods. The “Anthropological Turn” sets a fundamentally different framework and actually highlights the objects and mechanisms of interpretation of the results for future humanitarian research. “Anthropological Turn” research program overcomes the naturalistic approach in the study of humanitarian processes.
Results. Authors propose and describe four basic practical and organizational models. These models are acting as the activity infrastructure for the implementation of the ideas of the Anthropological Turn: the historical and evolutionary methodology for designing universities of the future; productive activities for the socio-cultural development of territories and technological entrepreneurship in childrenʼs and adult communities; search, development and replication of humanitarian (cultural, educational, etc.) practices; the family as an institution for the development of subjectivity and human identity.
Discussion and Conclusion. The described approaches and implemented projects made an ecosystem of educational solutions. On the one hand, they provide support for the development of the professional and educational space and innovative activities of the subjects of Russia, the creation and dissemination of promising educational practices, training of high-level professionals for the social sphere, business; and, on the other hand, it contributes to the formation of a dynamic system for the implementation of continuous professional development of personnel.
Keywords: anthropological turn, project “Rectoryˮ, project activity, accelerator of educational practices, parent university, development and transformation, complexity, person, pre-adaptation, subjectivity
Funding: The article was prepared within the framework of research work at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), taking into account the results of implementation in 2021–2022. School of Anthropology of the Future of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and involved experts of the projects within the special part of the grant of the strategic academic leadership program “Priority-2030” (coverage: 10 regions, more than 1,000 schoolchildren, 400 adults, 300 carriers of educational practices).
Conflict of interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
For citation: Asmolov A.G., Rabinovich P.D., Zavedensky K.E. The Anthropological Turn: Cultural Practices for the Development of Human Complexity. Integration of Education. 2023;27(4):591–610. https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.113.027.202304.591-610
All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Submitted 10.07.2023;
revised 25.09.2023;
accepted 02.10.2023.
Authorsʼ contribution:
A. G. Asmolov – scientific management; critical analysis; revision of the text.
P. D. Rabinovich – gathering of information; workout of initial article text; revision of the initial version of the text.
K. E. Zavedensky – gathering of information; workout of initial article text.
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