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Peer reviewedSilver, Brian D. – Social Education, 1985
There are more than 100 ethnic groups or nationalities in the Soviet Union. Many of these still speak their own native language. To accelerate mass education, these native languages are used in K-12 schools; however, the Russian language is promoted as the main language of science, technology, and international discourse. (RM)
Descriptors: Communism, Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedLee, Wing On; Postiglione, G. A. – Chinese University Education Journal, 1994
Maintains that China has established "window cities," designed to view and absorb Western policies. Asserts that education is categorized as one of the Chinese development strategies. Examines the relationship between educational development and the window effects. (CFR)
Descriptors: Communism, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
Peer reviewedClark, Tina M. – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
This student paper, a first place winner in the 1987 National History Day competition, relates events of the first college textbook controversy in the United States. In 1947, University of Wyoming trustees authorized reviewing textbooks for "subversive tendencies." Faculty and trustees successfully negotiated the controversy, resulting…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Communism, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
