eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2015-04-28 12 1 561 567 5882 article Eduard Vladimirovich Budaev 1 Chudinov Anatoly Prokopievich 2 Trubina Galina Filippovna 2 Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, 620012, Sverdlovsk region, Ekaterinburg, Mechanical Engineering st., 11 Ural State Economic University, the streets on March 8 / People's Will, 62 / 45,620144, Ekaterinburg. Studying the functions and types of metaphors in the educational discourse (pedagogical metaphorology) is a scientific direction, actively developed in North America, Europe and other regions. Such research is being conducted in Russia as well, but the results are little known abroad. This overview describes the major achievements of the Russian pedagogical metaphorology, differentiates its leading areas of interest, analyzes methods and heuristics. The conclusion describes the system of pedagogical metaphors being dependent on living conditions and educational system, the author’s philosophy and personality, his views on education, on the collaboration of teachers, students and parents. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol12no1/conceptual-metaphor-in-educational-discourse/ Metaphor; education; pedagogic metaphor; student; teacher; school; training