The article deals with topical issues of training specialists in the field of cyberpsychology. The article analyzes the history and current state of the designated problem in various countries. There is an expansion of the requirements for the teaching staff leading the training of this category of specialists, determined by the relationship of cyber-psychology with various branches of scientific knowledge. Attention is focused on the insufficient number of textbooks and teaching aids, as well as the speed of “aging” of the information presented in them. The expediency of highlighting the psychological features of cyber-socialization of personality as a promising direction of research in the field under consideration is indicated.

The article discusses features of theatrical activity. The influence of involvement in theatrical activity on the psychological characteristics of students, their emotional intelligence and psychological well-being is investigated. With the help of Pearson’s correlation analysis, the relationship of the parameters of emotional intelligence with the scales of psychological well-being, as well as the relationship of the above parameters with the frequency of theater attendance, were found. Additionally, changes in the emotional states on different stages of the show trial and intragroup relationships dynamics were studied.

Steady success in forming Russian citizens can only be reached with upbringing and socialization institutions functioning in coordination. With this in mind the Russian practice of the late years is analyzed. It is shown that there is no full coordination in this sense on the basis of national Russian values. In many cases these institutions confront each other in their work. This results in a number of problems and contradictory results in upbringing and socialization. Some measures to harmonize these processes are suggested.

The possibilities of studying the mechanisms and features of the intellectual socialization of students in the conditions of academic communication are updated. Academic communication — communication with different subjects of the educational environment of higher education in the learning process. A theoretical model for combining the mechanisms and components of socialization with an emphasis on intellectual ones is proposed. The structure and content of students’ socialization in the process of studying at the university is analyzed. Its main intellectual mechanisms are described. Separate results of an empirical study of the correlation between the processes of intellectual socialization and the dynamics of students’ consciousness in the learning process are presented. Practical recommendations are given for supporting and accompanying intellectual socialization in the academic communication of students.

The article is devoted to the problem of positive socialization of older preschoolers. Taking into account the materials of the theoretical analysis of literature and the state of the problem in practice, the relevance of the search for effective methods of positive socialization of children is substantiated. The authors reveal approaches to the use of educational situations in the positive socialization of older preschoolers. The article presents some results of experimental work on the construction of educational situations and their use in the holistic educational process of older preschoolers. In conclusion, the authors draw attention to the need to implement a systematic approach in the design and use of educational situations in the educational process of older preschoolers.

In social and humanitarian studies socialisation is studied as a complex and holistic phenomenon conditioned by social, philosophical, as well as psychological and pedagogical problem components. In modern Russian society, socialization as a process is a social problem, which is caused by a number of dynamically changing social conditions and circumstances that contribute to the emergence of transformational processes of society as a whole. Expanding the subject field of social and humanitarian knowledge, the materials presented in the article can serve as a stimulus to further scientific understanding of the problems of human socialization, as well as be used in professional training and professional socialization of future specialists of the social sphere.

The article discusses the problem of mythology and folklore in an aggressive postmodern culture. Classical mythology is interpreted as an educational, moral, prehistoric phenomenon in contrast to modern consumer models of the irrational illusory mythology of postmodernism. The development of work with young people in the field of folklore and mythology is one of the central directions in the field of education and socialization.

The article proposes an approach to adult education in the correctional system. It highlights the necessity of conducting psychological assessments of inmates based on advanced methodologies. Secondly, it suggests developing personalized trajectories for comprehensive rehabilitation within the prison’s educational framework, using the results of the research conducted in the unified educational space.

The article considers the possibility of using the word as a unit of psychological analysis of fictional texts. The word is understood as a psychological instrument of personal regulation and socialization of personality. The semantic structure of the word in objective and subjective reality is constructed. It is assumed that the types and levels of existence of a word in subjective reality are a sign, a concept and a symbol. In the objective — the sign, the meaning and the name. Using the example of the usage of words associated with the word “humor”, the dynamics and dialectics of mutual transitions of various forms of psychological existence of the word are described. It is proved that the comprehension of the word “humor” and those close to it in the history of poetry led to the “cultivation” of laughter, and the perception of poetic texts contributes to the socialization of personality and the appropriation of cultural standards of humor by it.

The relevance of this article is due to the fact that modern society requires a personality open to communication, capable of quickly mastering skills and abilities of communicative behavior. Accordingly, one of the leading tasks of pedagogical activity is the development of social competence on all levels of the educational process. The topic for the subject of social science and the methods of its teaching is relevant, since the study of this subject should correspond to modern trends in digitalization and changes in the field of education of a different nature. At the same time, it can be noted that at the moment there is a problem of a lack of extracurricular activities programs in social studies aimed at developing the social competence of students that meet modern technologies, in which the integration of online and offline forms of extracurricular activities would be implemented and at the same time students were actively involved in the development of socially significant projects. In such circumstances, it is important to organize such training and select a tool for assessing the quality of this educational area. This article presents the results of a pedagogical experiment aimed at improving the social competence of students in extracurricular activities in social science. The results obtained can be used in the practice of teachers and for further research on this topic.

The article analyzes the significance of the heritage potential of scientists who defined pedagogical thinking in the XX century, as well as their views on the development of priority areas of pedagogy, in general, and the problems caused by issues and various aspects of child rearing, in particular; compares systems, forms and methods of child rearing, classifications of age periods, as well as physiological and psychological changes occurring in children at various stages of their growing up; based on the conducted historical and pedagogical research, conclusions are drawn about the relevance and feasibility of the scientific potential of pedagogical heritage in modern conditions of the development of pedagogical science and society as a whole.

The article deals with the problem of non-random self-organization and the result of the technological organization of work with textually expressed information in the conditions of an escalating global civilizational crisis.

The paper analyzes the results of sociological study of opinions, preferences and attitudes of students, applicants, their parents and teachers based on the results of focus group interviews on the role of universities in Moscow and the Moscow region as an educational platform for discovering the abilities and fostering personal potential of young people aged 14–35. Regional and territorial differences were recorded during the survey that also helped to identify and reveal future professional expectations of students, their personal preferences and their image of an interesting student’s life.

Interaction between anxiety level and specific motivation of senior schoolchildren is considered in the article. The reasons for school anxiety emergence are analyzed: social atmosphere at home and in class, expectation from parents and teachers, fear of low grades. Learning motivation, aspiration for success may decrease because of anxiety which leads to school success deterioration.