Образовательный опыт участ-ников «точек кипения»: нарративный анализ

Вопросы образования. 2025. № 4. С. 202–234.

Zemtsov D., Kiriyenko L., Sorokin P.

The paper discusses “Boiling Points”, a network of public spaces that have been developing in Russia since 2014. The key goals of the network, as stated by its initiators and partners, are to stimulate technological development in the country, support teams and project leaders, promote professional communities, and contribute to the education and career growth of participants. The authors question whether “Boiling Points” can be considered an educational space based on its goals and activities. To answer this question, they use the methodology of narrative analysis. The main source of data for this study were transcripts of interviews with 16 participants in Boiling Points from June 2023 to June 2024. As additional materials, the authors used documents containing recommendations for the creation of “Boiling Points”, compiled by administrators and active participants in “Boiling Points” during a joint reflection on the practices that had developed in these spaces. The article answers the following questions: can repetitive patterns be identified in the experiences of different participants as a result of the institutional educational impact of “Boiling Point”? Did these patterns, if identified, lead to long-lasting educational effects? Do they arise from conscious design, or do they emerge spontaneously and unintentionally?

The authors conclude that the educational effects achieved at “Boiling Points” are not accidental, but due to the institutionally provided patterns rooted in a specially created social environment. These educational effects contribute to increasing the effectiveness of the interaction between the participants in “Boiling Points”. The methods described in the article for achieving these educational effects are not traditional for educational organizations, but, possibly, they might be applied by other educational institutions as well.

Keywords: образовательные результаты, образовательный опыт, Educational Results, educational experience, boiling points, institutional development of education, new formats in education, институциональное развитие сферы образования, новые форматы в образовании, «точки кипения»

Publication based on the results of: The agency of children involved in extracurricular activities as a factor in the transformation of the social environment: the role of educational institutions, family and contextual factors (2024)