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The Influence of the Mass Media on Young People as a Problem of Russian Pedagogy
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Zapesotskii, A. S. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
An analysis of the influence of the mass media on the moral state of Russian society discerns negative consequences of that influence, and sees the mass media (particularly television) as involved in the cultural degradation of the population. It argues in favor of state, social, and pedagogical controls to facilitate a more positive role of the…
Descriptors: Youth, Social Influences, Mass Media Effects, Influences
The Possibilities of Today's School
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Lebedev, O. – Russian Education and Society, 2010
The possibilities of the school are not unlimited. For this reason, in order to answer the question of what the existing resources ought to be used for there is always the problem of the choice of goals of the school's educational activity. Different schools have different possibilities when it comes to achieving the desired results of educational…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
Problems of Adolescent Crime in Russia
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Savina, N.N. – Russian Education and Society, 2008
The tendency to defy the world around them, to defy adults, a characteristic trait of adolescents who are members of groups that spend leisure time together, is manifested in a number of demonstrative characteristics of their behavior: symbols of independence such as a certain kind of clothing, jargon, and borrowing vocabulary from the criminal…
Descriptors: Crime, Social Problems, Antisocial Behavior, Leisure Time
On the Effectiveness of Higher Education in Russia
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Korotkov, R. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
More and more often the scientific literature indicates that the effectiveness of the Russian system of higher professional education has declined. The arguments cite the increase in the number of college students and institutions of higher learning, the large number of graduates who are working in jobs that are not in their specialty, the large…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Education, Role of Education, Educational Attainment
Open Education in Russia: Expectations and First Results
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Tikhomirov, V. – Russian Education and Society, 2004
The Moscow University of Economics (MESI) was the first university in Russia to become involved in distance education. MESI proposed that an experiment be conducted in Russia in the field of distance education to evaluate its potential. This article discusses the answers that were obtained to a number of the questions that were posed. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Pilot Projects, Social Influences
Future Teacher Professional Training: Problems and Perspectives in Russia Nowadays.
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Ryabinina, Natalia P. – Action in Teacher Education, 1995
This opinion paper examines the educational process in Russia's pedagogical colleges over the past several years, noting how the democratic changes in Russia's economic and social life have affected the Russian system of education. Problems with the system and perspectives for the future are discussed. (SM)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Trends