Project-based thinking and psychological-pedagogical disciplines: bridging theory and practice in higher education

Abstract

In this paper, the importance of psychological and pedagogical disciplines — psychology, pedagogy, social psychology, developmental psychology, and pedagogical acmeology — is substantively examined as a fundamental and system-forming basis for students’ professional development and the formation of their project-based thinking in higher education. It is shown that these disciplines are not an optional addition to the curriculum, but constitute its internal core, giving the educational process meaningfulness and a human-centered dimension.