Serhiy Dmytrovych Maksymenko is a Ukrainian psychologist and a founder of the Ukrainian scientific school of genetic psychology.
He was born in the village of Zapruddya, Rokytne district in Kyiv region, on 15 December 1941 to a peasant family.
He is the author of more than 640 scientific works (27 monographs,20 books and 32 educational accessories), among which are:
Psychologically-pedagogical aspects of formation of the personality in educational process (Kyiv, 1981)
Problems of development-oriented education (Kyiv, 1997)
The bases of genetical psycholog (Kyiv, 1998)
The bases of general psychology (Kyiv, 1998)
General psychology: textbook (Kyiv, 1999)
General psychology: training aid (Kyiv, 2000)
Genetic psychology (methodological reflexion of problems of development in psychology) ( Kyiv, 2000)
General psychology: textbook (Kyiv, 2000)
General psychology: training aid (Kyiv, 2001)
Development of psyche in ontogenesis (Kyiv, 2002)
The bases of military psychology: textbook ( Khmelnytsky, 2002)
Experimental psychology (didactical thesaurus): textbook (Kyiv, 2002)
Psychological bases of interconnection of professіonal education and development of the personality of future specialist: textbook ( Kyiv, 2004)
General psychology: textbook (Kyiv, 2004)
For the role of his works in developing native and world psychology and pedagogy, S.D.Maximenko has been given state awards by Ukraine.
Honoured Scientist and Technician of Ukraine (2000).
Order "Badge of Honour", "For the merit" of III degree(2004),
"For the merit" of II degree (2011),
Medals: "For conscientious work" NANS of Ukrain, of Albert Schweizer of European Academy of bordering (?) sciences (FRG, Hannover) (2008), medal "For valiant work", medal of H.Skovoroda (2011)
Honorary diplomas of the Ministry of Education, Verkhovna Rada, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine etc.
