The textbook complies with the Federal State Educational Standard for Higher Professional Education in the specialties “Pedagogy”, “Psychology”. The materials of the manual are collected on the basis of modern information on general pedagogy with reference to related disciplines: psychology, educational psychology, philosophy. Each topic ends with questions and assignments on the material studied, and after the modules there are lists of the topics of the seminars, literature for them and Internet resources. The textbook contains a significant number of links and explanations containing information about the authors mentioned and interpretation of terms, a list of additional literature, an approximate list of questions for self-preparation for exams or tests, methodological recommendations, applications. For students and teachers of higher educational institutions, preparing teachers, psychologists, educators, as well as everyone interested in pedagogy.