By Sergey B. Malykh, Moscow City University for Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia, Psychological Institute of Russian Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia ; Philipp I. Barsky, Moscow City University for Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia ; Daria A. Kutuzova, Moscow City University for Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia ; Pavel A. Malykhin, Moscow City University for Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia.
Published in School Psychology International, Vol. 26, No. 3, 259-274 (2005) DOI : 10.1177/0143034305055973
Since 1998 the Moscow City University for Psychology and Education has conducted a bi-annual research programme with the aim of investigating the current status and development of the school psychological service in Moscow. This article provides an analysis of data obtained in 2002. The history of school psychology in Russia is briefly outlined. Demographical, social and psychological characteristics of psychologists working in different settings within the Moscow school psychology services (schools, kindergartens, psychological centres) are compared. In the discussion, a comparison is made with foreign practice and experience.