Describes the Russian approach to integrated science education and discusses new ideas that Russians are working on. (PR)

Describes the history, tasks, conditions, and problems of the Soviet Union's Biological Olympiads. (PR)

Reviews the achievements of scientists and technologists of the Soviet Union and their impact on the development of production, social consciousness, and international politics. Discusses future directions and thrusts to be pursued through extensive application of scientific ideas. (RT)

Presents letters written by students of the former Soviet Union and other countries of the Eastern Bloc to provide insight on the state of education before and after the fall of the communist regimes. (ZWH)

Describes a Russian approach of using literature to make physics instruction more interesting and attractive to students. (PR)

The school system, programs, textbooks, teachers, supplemental studies, and special schools of the Soviet Union are discussed from the point of view of two Soviet students. Secondary school and college education are the primary focus. (CW)

Describes the Soviet educational system and physics textbooks and compares them to their American counterparts. Seventeen references are listed. (YP)

This curriculum guide was developed for use with public television's Nature series. The materials in the guide are designed to help students actively participate in the study and experience of nature. Students are encouraged to view the programs as naturalists would, observing animals in their environment, noting their behavior, examining factors…

Automated evaluation methods, used in medical school training programs, are discussed. The use of situational questions which help students to make connections between the biochemical knowledge acquired and its application in medical practice is proposed. Examples of these types of questions are included. (KR)

Asserts that increasing numbers of significant historical archives are being opened. Relates the story of historian Patricia Kennedy Grimsted who spent 30 years identifying the existence and history of national archives in the former Soviet Union and Eastern European nations. Maintains that her efforts have helped historians take advantage of…

Emphasizes the importance of computer training in dealing with an information society. Stresses the role of instructional technology in enhancing existing educational specialties. Foresees as the role of future teachers of information science the development and operation of school computer technology systems. Calls for new criteria for evaluating…

This instructional unit combines a study of the Soviet leader V. I. Lenin with a study of libraries. Lenin was selected as the focus because of his support of books and libraries and because he oversaw a revolution that altered the political and social structure of Russia and the balance of power throughout the world. Included are lesson plan…

Describes how social studies teachers can explore students' knowledge of communism and the Soviet Union. Explains how to help students make sense of communism's fall. Encourages teachers to ask students what happened, why, and what it means for the future. Explores course evaluation and the topic's meaning for all U.S. citizens. (SG)

Discusses the fall of communism in eastern Europe. Applies Latin America models to eastern Europe. Suggests that revolutions are shaped by the systems against which they are directed. Concludes that the problems of eastern Europe are not caused by the system so much as by geography. Argues that poor capitalism may lie in the future for eastern…

This issue of a quarterly publication on world affairs explores the historical significance of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the implication for U.S. foreign policy. With the breakup of the USSR in 1990-91, Russia for the first time this century does not have control over the non-Russian nations of its former empire in Central Asia,…